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Canada

New Westminster vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

New Westminster is 89.9% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in New Westminster
Groceries: pay 70.8% more in New Westminster
Transportation: pay 23.7% more in New Westminster
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in New Westminster
Childcare: pay 66.4% more in New Westminster
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.2% more in New Westminster
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in New Westminster

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

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New Westminster vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Westminster instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Lima	New Westminster
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.03	$19.29 CA$27.23	+342.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.95	$10.16 CA$14.35	+46.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.76	$1.91 CA$2.69	+75.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.59 CA$2.24	+150.8%
Average			+158.8%

Lima vs. New Westminster - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.8% more for groceries

	Lima	New Westminster
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.89	$2.39 CA$3.37	-7.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.65	$5.48 CA$7.74	+20.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN21.01	$6.82 CA$9.63	+12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.05	$3.11 CA$4.39	+6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.27	$6.99 CA$9.86	+160.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.69 CA$2.39	+85.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.65	$0.65 CA$0.92	+37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.68 CA$2.37	+166.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.34	$1.62 CA$2.29	+139.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.45	$1.08 CA$1.52	+157.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.99 CA$1.40	+146.8%
Average			+70.8%

Lima vs. New Westminster - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.7% more for transportation

	Lima	New Westminster
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.04	$4.83 CA$6.82	-24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.51	$91.18 CA$128.71	+243.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,904.49	$23,831.37 CA$33,641.55	+8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.66	$16.13 CA$22.77	-20.1%
Average			+23.7%

Lima vs. New Westminster - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Lima	New Westminster
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN95.09	$64.13 CA$90.53	+132.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,535.44	$1,548.87 CA$2,186.47	+110.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,163.99	$1,315.08 CA$1,856.43	+290.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN191.31	$106.52 CA$150.37	+92.2%
Average			+167.3%

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pay 66.4% more for childcare

	Lima	New Westminster
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN618.06	$771.51 CA$1,089.11	+330.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,202.64	$8,416.52 CA$11,881.18	-35.7%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 50.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	New Westminster
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.02	$5.96 CA$8.42	+128.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.18	$3.51 CA$4.95	+8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.89	$15.43 CA$21.78	+167.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN112.14	$32.96 CA$46.53	+1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.06	$11.92 CA$16.83	+64.3%
Average			+50.2%

Lima vs. New Westminster - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Lima	New Westminster
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN182.25	$51.90 CA$73.27	-1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.44	$41.21 CA$58.17	+18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.98	$79.26 CA$111.88	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN272.43	$96.44 CA$136.14	+22.2%
Average			+7.6%

Lima vs. New Westminster - Cost of clothing

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