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Kobe vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 33.1% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 11.6% more in Kobe
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 33.8% more in Kobe
Housing: pay 36.3% more in Kobe
Childcare: pay 13.6% more in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% more in Kobe
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Kobe

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

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Kobe vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.6% more for restaurants

	Lima	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.06	$7.59 ¥1,198	+74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN24.00	$4.87 ¥769	-29.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.77	$1.17 ¥184	+7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.19	$0.60 ¥95	-5.0%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Lima	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.90	$1.29 ¥204	-49.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.68	$6.33 ¥999	+39.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN21.05	$5.78 ¥912	-5.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.06	$2.05 ¥324	-29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.28	$3.16 ¥498	+17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.15	$3.53 ¥558	+287.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.65	$1.36 ¥215	+186.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$2.28 ¥359	+260.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.34	$3.54 ¥559	+423.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.45	$1.72 ¥272	+311.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$1.58 ¥249	+294.1%
Average			+157.8%

Lima vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.8% more for transportation

	Lima	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.08	$4.10 ¥647	-35.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.67	$63.27 ¥9,986	+138.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN76,036.82	$20,061.49 ¥3M	-8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.78	$28.47 ¥4,493	+41.1%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 36.3% more for housing

	Lima	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN95.26	$31.16 ¥4,918	+13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,539.86	$687.49 ¥109K	-6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,166.02	$463.95 ¥73,227	+37.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN191.64	$111.27 ¥17,563	+100.8%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 13.6% more for childcare

	Lima	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN619.14	$322.65 ¥50,926	+80.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,281.45	$6,149.41 ¥971K	-53.0%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.04	$2.06 ¥326	-21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.20	$2.34 ¥369	-27.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.93	$3.48 ¥549	-39.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN112.34	$46.39 ¥7,323	+42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.10	$11.39 ¥1,797	+56.9%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Lima	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN182.56	$50.30 ¥7,938	-4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.65	$25.31 ¥3,994	-27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN289.48	$45.97 ¥7,256	-45.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN272.91	$65.37 ¥10,318	-17.2%
Average			-23.6%

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