Cost of living comparison

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Nagoya vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 42.5% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants
pay 14.8% more in Nagoya
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Nagoya
Transportation
pay 36.5% more in Nagoya
Housing
pay 41.4% more in Nagoya
Childcare
pay 86.6% more in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.9% more in Nagoya
Clothing
pay 15.3% less in Nagoya

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

Nagoya vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

pay 14.8% more for restaurants

 
Lima
Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.28
PEN14.40
$6.68
¥1,038
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.14
PEN24.00
$5.35
¥831
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.01
PEN3.38
$1.14
¥176

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Lima
Nagoya
Bread
1 loaf
$2.67
PEN8.96
$1.46
¥226
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.52
PEN15.19
$4.86
¥755
Milk (1 gallon) $5.76
PEN19.35
$6.11
¥950

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pay 36.5% more for transportation

 
Lima
Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.20
PEN17.47
$4.43
¥688
Monthly public transit pass $22.85
PEN76.80
$53.46
¥8,305
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,990.85
PEN67,196.30
$22,332.63
¥3,469,597

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pay 41.4% more for housing

 
Lima
Nagoya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.99
PEN83.99
$32.74
¥5,087
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $661.42
PEN2,223.28
$573.57
¥89,110
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $374.24
PEN1,257.94
$395.38
¥61,426

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pay 86.6% more for childcare

 
Lima
Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $192.22
PEN646.12
$461.83
¥71,750
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,215.29
PEN27,614.48
$10,914.61
¥1,695,694

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pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lima
Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.28
PEN7.68
$2.00
¥311
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.61
PEN8.79
$2.79
¥434
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.71
PEN19.20
$3.34
¥519

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

 
Lima
Nagoya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.07
PEN171.67
$44.33
¥6,887
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.74
PEN120.12
$30.91
¥4,802
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.99
PEN282.33
$50.12
¥7,786

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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