Cost of living comparison

Peru

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Canada

North Vancouver vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 2.1 times more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 89.5% more in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 30.9% more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.9% more in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 14.5% more in North Vancouver

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

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North Vancouver vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Lima	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.00	$21.04 CA$29.79	+383.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.91	$9.12 CA$12.91	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$2.28 CA$3.23	+109.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.72 CA$2.43	+171.5%
Average			+165.9%

Lima vs. North Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.5% more for groceries

	Lima	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$2.76 CA$3.91	+7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$6.88 CA$9.73	+51.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$7.40 CA$10.48	+21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$3.16 CA$4.47	+8.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$6.21 CA$8.79	+131.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.88 CA$2.66	+106.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.65 CA$0.91	+35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.97 CA$2.79	+212.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$1.83 CA$2.59	+170.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$1.29 CA$1.82	+207.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$1.26 CA$1.78	+213.8%
Average			+89.5%

Lima vs. North Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.9% more for transportation

	Lima	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$4.82 CA$6.83	-24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.33	$98.37 CA$139.26	+271.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	+26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.52	$14.86 CA$21.04	-26.4%
Average			+30.9%

Lima vs. North Vancouver - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Lima	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$52.60 CA$74.47	+90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$1,788.51 CA$2,532.08	+143.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$1,539.52 CA$2,179.58	+356.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$98.03 CA$138.79	+76.9%
Average			+194.8%

Lima vs. North Vancouver - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Lima	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$1,040.67 CA$1,473.32	+481.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$10,637.54 CA$15,060.10	-18.8%
Average			+117.3%

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pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$4.73 CA$6.70	+81.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$4.14 CA$5.86	+27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$14.03 CA$19.86	+143.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$30.33 CA$42.95	-6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$11.92 CA$16.88	+64.3%
Average			+43.9%

Lima vs. North Vancouver - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.5% more for clothing

	Lima	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$63.12 CA$89.37	+19.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$37.41 CA$52.96	+7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$80.66 CA$114.19	-3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$109.88 CA$155.57	+39.2%
Average			+14.5%

Lima vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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