Cost of living comparison

Peru

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Poland

Katowice vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Katowice is 22.9% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Katowice
Groceries: pay 9.6% less in Katowice
Transportation: pay 3.9% more in Katowice
Housing: pay 37.5% more in Katowice
Childcare: pay 71.8% more in Katowice
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% more in Katowice
Clothing: pay 10.4% more in Katowice

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Katowice are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Katowice.

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Katowice vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Katowice instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Katowice
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN14.95	$10.23 PLN40.19	+134.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.82	$8.95 PLN35.17	+29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.74	$2.71 PLN10.67	+149.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$2.58 PLN10.13	+307.0%
Average			+102.4%

Lima vs. Katowice - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.6% less for groceries

	Lima	Katowice
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.84	$1.23 PLN4.84	-52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.56	$3.98 PLN15.64	-12.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.89	$3.56 PLN13.99	-41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN9.99	$3.30 PLN12.96	+13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.21	$2.49 PLN9.77	-7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.13	$0.48 PLN1.88	-47.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.64 PLN2.53	+35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$0.66 PLN2.59	+4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.32	$1.17 PLN4.59	+72.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.43 PLN1.70	+3.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.37	$0.39 PLN1.53	-2.9%
Average			-9.6%

Lima vs. Katowice - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.9% more for transportation

	Lima	Katowice
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN21.92	$6.40 PLN25.15	+0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN90.98	$30.68 PLN120.58	+15.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,466.91	$30,681.73 PLN121K	+39.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.26	$7.52 PLN29.54	-62.8%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 37.5% more for housing

	Lima	Katowice
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.54	$17.50 PLN68.79	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,520.82	$690.34 PLN2,713.11	-6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,157.28	$511.93 PLN2,011.94	+51.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.21	$208.84 PLN820.77	+276.8%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 71.8% more for childcare

	Lima	Katowice
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN614.50	$566.76 PLN2,227.43	+216.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN44,942.05	$12,209.09 PLN47,983.09	-6.8%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Katowice
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN8.97	$3.58 PLN14.07	+37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.11	$3.44 PLN13.53	+6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.78	$5.69 PLN22.36	-1.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.50	$30.94 PLN121.59	-4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN24.91	$7.29 PLN28.64	+0.4%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 10.4% more for clothing

	Lima	Katowice
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.20	$69.21 PLN272.02	+31.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN119.75	$31.48 PLN123.71	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN287.31	$89.23 PLN350.69	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN270.86	$92.99 PLN365.47	+17.8%
Average			+10.4%

Lima vs. Katowice - Cost of clothing

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