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Peru

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Kielce vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Kielce is 17.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 74.5% more in Kielce
Groceries: pay 12.4% less in Kielce
Transportation: pay 4.3% more in Kielce
Housing: pay 38.7% more in Kielce
Childcare: pay 4.6% less in Kielce
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% more in Kielce
Clothing: pay 14.6% more in Kielce

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Kielce are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Kielce.

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Kielce vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.5% more for restaurants

	Lima	Kielce
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.00	$11.51 PLN44.70	+164.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.91	$7.67 PLN29.80	+10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$1.45 PLN5.63	+33.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.11 PLN4.30	+75.0%
Average			+74.5%

Lima vs. Kielce - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.4% less for groceries

	Lima	Kielce
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$1.41 PLN5.48	-45.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$3.54 PLN13.74	-22.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$4.06 PLN15.78	-33.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$3.22 PLN12.51	+10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$2.96 PLN11.49	+10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$0.43 PLN1.68	-52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.71 PLN2.74	+48.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.58 PLN2.25	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$1.07 PLN4.17	+58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.30 PLN1.18	-27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.36 PLN1.40	-10.2%
Average			-12.4%

Lima vs. Kielce - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

	Lima	Kielce
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$5.99 PLN23.26	-6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.33	$30.68 PLN119.19	+15.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	$30,576.90 PLN119K	+39.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.52	$9.97 PLN38.74	-50.6%
Average			+4.3%

Lima vs. Kielce - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.7% more for housing

	Lima	Kielce
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$15.09 PLN58.61	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$707.38 PLN2,747.99	-3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$553.98 PLN2,152.04	+64.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$176.21 PLN684.54	+217.9%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 4.6% less for childcare

	Lima	Kielce
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$264.20 PLN1,026.36	+47.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$8,079.52 PLN31,386.64	-38.3%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Kielce
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$3.45 PLN13.41	+32.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$3.03 PLN11.75	-6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$5.11 PLN19.86	-11.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$38.35 PLN148.99	+18.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$7.67 PLN29.80	+5.7%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 14.6% more for clothing

	Lima	Kielce
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$72.61 PLN282.08	+37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$35.80 PLN139.05	+2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$76.70 PLN297.97	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$105.47 PLN409.71	+33.6%
Average			+14.6%

Lima vs. Kielce - Cost of clothing

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