Cost of living comparison

Peru

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France

Mulhouse vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Mulhouse is 57.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Mulhouse
Groceries: pay 94.0% more in Mulhouse
Transportation: pay 51.3% more in Mulhouse
Housing: pay 25.2% more in Mulhouse
Childcare: pay 59.4% more in Mulhouse
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.8% more in Mulhouse
Clothing: pay 27.6% more in Mulhouse

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

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Mulhouse vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Mulhouse
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.00	$22.39 €19.93	+414.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.91	$11.20 €9.97	+61.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$3.08 €2.74	+182.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$2.02 €1.79	+218.4%
Average			+207.7%

Lima vs. Mulhouse - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.0% more for groceries

	Lima	Mulhouse
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$2.21 €1.97	-14.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$6.63 €5.90	+46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$4.98 €4.44	-18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$3.92 €3.49	+34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$6.13 €5.46	+128.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.65 €1.47	+81.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$1.01 €0.90	+112.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$2.12 €1.88	+235.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$2.79 €2.49	+312.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$1.49 €1.33	+256.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.98 €0.87	+143.8%
Average			+94.0%

Lima vs. Mulhouse - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.3% more for transportation

	Lima	Mulhouse
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$7.64 €6.80	+19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.33	$50.39 €44.85	+90.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	$36,273.83 €32,285.02	+65.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.52	$30.23 €26.91	+49.8%
Average			+51.3%

Lima vs. Mulhouse - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.2% more for housing

	Lima	Mulhouse
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$32.19 €28.65	+16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$571.07 €508.27	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$472.16 €420.24	+40.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$187.31 €166.71	+238.0%
Average			+25.2%

Lima vs. Mulhouse - Cost of housing

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pay 59.4% more for childcare

	Lima	Mulhouse
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$699.83 €622.88	+290.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$8,509.99 €7,574.20	-35.0%
Average			+59.4%

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pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Mulhouse
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$4.48 €3.99	+71.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$3.32 €2.96	+2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$12.37 €11.01	+114.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$42.55 €37.87	+31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$11.75 €10.46	+61.9%
Average			+45.8%

Lima vs. Mulhouse - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.6% more for clothing

	Lima	Mulhouse
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$65.78 €58.55	+24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$39.19 €34.88	+12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$89.30 €79.48	+6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$139.97 €124.58	+77.3%
Average			+27.6%

Lima vs. Mulhouse - Cost of clothing

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