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Moji Das Cruzes vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Moji Das Cruzes is 0.9% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% more in Moji Das Cruzes
Groceries: pay 1.4% more in Moji Das Cruzes
Transportation: pay 42.0% more in Moji Das Cruzes
Housing: pay 21.6% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Childcare: pay 4.6% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Clothing: pay 17.3% less in Moji Das Cruzes

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

Moji Das Cruzes vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moji Das Cruzes instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 31.6% more for restaurants

	Lima	Moji Das Cruzes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$7.45 R$40.54	+74.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$7.45 R$40.54	+4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.16 R$6.33	+15.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.86 R$4.70	+32.3%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 1.4% more for groceries

	Lima	Moji Das Cruzes
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.63 R$8.87	-38.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$3.96 R$21.53	-12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$3.56 R$19.37	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.38 R$12.94	-19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$1.99 R$10.82	-24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.99 R$5.39	-2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.61 R$3.33	+20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.69 R$3.75	+19.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.77 R$4.18	+36.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.61 R$3.31	+31.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.62 R$3.37	+42.8%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 42.0% more for transportation

	Lima	Moji Das Cruzes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$4.13 R$22.49	-20.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$79.19 R$430.77	+246.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$22,174.19 R$120,614.28	+10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$6.70 R$36.45	-69.1%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 21.6% less for housing

	Lima	Moji Das Cruzes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$22.83 R$124.21	-8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$372.68 R$2,027.13	-43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$273.30 R$1,486.56	-27.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$40.38 R$219.66	-7.2%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 4.6% less for childcare

	Lima	Moji Das Cruzes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$236.03 R$1,283.85	+22.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$5,590.13 R$30,406.96	-32.0%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Moji Das Cruzes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$2.05 R$11.15	-10.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$1.21 R$6.59	-53.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$2.33 R$12.67	-59.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$28.42 R$154.57	-8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$7.45 R$40.54	+4.4%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 17.3% less for clothing

	Lima	Moji Das Cruzes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$37.27 R$202.71	-27.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$31.06 R$168.93	-13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$78.22 R$425.49	-6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$65.22 R$354.75	-22.1%
Average			-17.3%

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