Cost of living comparison

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New Zealand vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 94.1% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 71.4% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 62.3% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 96.1% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 21.9% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Lima	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$14.45 NZ$25.01	+237.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$9.14 NZ$15.82	+28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$2.11 NZ$3.65	+109.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$2.02 NZ$3.49	+208.8%
Average			+145.9%

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pay 71.4% more for groceries

	Lima	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.74 NZ$3.01	-34.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$3.88 NZ$6.72	-14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$6.34 NZ$10.97	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$5.96 NZ$10.31	+101.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$4.01 NZ$6.93	+52.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.18 NZ$2.04	+16.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+87.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.29 NZ$2.24	+124.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$2.11 NZ$3.65	+274.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.85 NZ$1.47	+84.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.80 NZ$1.38	+83.7%
Average			+71.4%

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pay 62.3% more for transportation

	Lima	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$6.08 NZ$10.52	+17.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$74.52 NZ$128.99	+226.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$24,777.66 NZ$42,890.20	+23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$17.81 NZ$30.83	-17.9%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 96.1% more for housing

	Lima	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$50.00 NZ$86.54	+100.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$978.36 NZ$1,693.54	+47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$810.06 NZ$1,402.22	+116.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$95.66 NZ$165.59	+119.8%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Lima	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$635.34 NZ$1,099.78	+230.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$13,463.91 NZ$23,306.07	+63.9%
Average			+147.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$6.04 NZ$10.46	+164.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$3.35 NZ$5.80	+28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$23.12 NZ$40.03	+304.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$37.72 NZ$65.30	+21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$10.72 NZ$18.56	+50.1%
Average			+113.8%

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pay 21.9% more for clothing

	Lima	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$65.22 NZ$112.90	+27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$39.23 NZ$67.91	+9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$90.28 NZ$156.27	+7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$119.43 NZ$206.73	+42.7%
Average			+21.9%

Lima vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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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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