Cost of living comparison

Peru

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Canada

Kelowna vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Kelowna is 86.3% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Kelowna
Groceries: pay 81.8% more in Kelowna
Transportation: pay 10.7% more in Kelowna
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Kelowna
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Kelowna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.7% more in Kelowna
Clothing: pay 7.2% more in Kelowna

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

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Kelowna vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Kelowna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.03	$16.48 CA$23.27	+278.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.95	$11.22 CA$15.84	+61.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.76	$1.99 CA$2.81	+82.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.67 CA$2.35	+163.0%
Average			+152.0%

Lima vs. Kelowna - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.8% more for groceries

	Lima	Kelowna
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.89	$2.78 CA$3.93	+8.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.65	$4.63 CA$6.54	+2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN21.01	$7.56 CA$10.67	+24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.05	$3.16 CA$4.46	+8.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.27	$5.99 CA$8.45	+123.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.55 CA$2.19	+70.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.65	$0.68 CA$0.96	+42.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.55 CA$2.19	+145.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.34	$2.10 CA$2.97	+210.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.45	$1.42 CA$2.00	+238.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$1.38 CA$1.95	+245.7%
Average			+81.8%

Lima vs. Kelowna - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.7% more for transportation

	Lima	Kelowna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.04	$4.75 CA$6.70	-25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.51	$49.10 CA$69.31	+85.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,904.49	$27,760.48 CA$39,188.08	+26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.66	$16.79 CA$23.70	-16.8%
Average			+10.7%

Lima vs. Kelowna - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Lima	Kelowna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN95.09	$56.73 CA$80.08	+105.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,535.44	$1,338.07 CA$1,888.89	+82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,163.99	$1,179.87 CA$1,665.56	+249.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN191.31	$97.21 CA$137.23	+75.4%
Average			+136.6%

Lima vs. Kelowna - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Lima	Kelowna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN618.06	$1,017.00 CA$1,435.64	+468.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,202.64	$16,131.66 CA$22,772.25	+23.2%
Average			+164.5%

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pay 64.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Kelowna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.02	$4.56 CA$6.44	+74.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.18	$4.00 CA$5.64	+23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.89	$14.03 CA$19.80	+143.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN112.14	$55.15 CA$77.85	+69.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.06	$11.92 CA$16.83	+64.3%
Average			+64.7%

Lima vs. Kelowna - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.2% more for clothing

	Lima	Kelowna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN182.25	$47.93 CA$67.66	-9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.44	$40.33 CA$56.93	+15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.98	$84.67 CA$119.52	+1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN272.43	$98.19 CA$138.61	+24.4%
Average			+7.2%

Lima vs. Kelowna - Cost of clothing

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