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Oaxaca De Juarez vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Oaxaca De Juarez is 25.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 24.4% more in Oaxaca De Juarez
Groceries: pay 9.9% more in Oaxaca De Juarez
Transportation: pay 2.6% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Housing: pay 11.2% more in Oaxaca De Juarez
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Oaxaca De Juarez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Clothing: pay 13.0% more in Oaxaca De Juarez

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, and groceries in Oaxaca De Juarez are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including entertainment and sports and transportation are lower in Oaxaca De Juarez. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Oaxaca De Juarez.

Oaxaca De Juarez vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oaxaca De Juarez instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 24.4% more for restaurants

	Lima	Oaxaca De Juarez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.38	$5.97 MX$109.24	+39.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN23.96	$8.41 MX$153.93	+17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.37	$1.30 MX$23.83	+29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.72 MX$13.24	+10.9%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 9.9% more for groceries

	Lima	Oaxaca De Juarez
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.95	$2.73 MX$50.02	+2.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.16	$3.26 MX$59.59	-27.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.32	$5.10 MX$93.36	-11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.94	$1.61 MX$29.53	-45.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.84	$2.22 MX$40.54	-15.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.98 MX$18.02	-3.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.70	$0.54 MX$9.91	+6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.93	$0.83 MX$15.17	+43.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.25 MX$4.50	-56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.00 MX$18.24	+116.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.87 MX$15.84	+99.5%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

	Lima	Oaxaca De Juarez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.44	$4.91 MX$89.74	-5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.67	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,088.33	$23,070.30 MX$422,071.22	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.84	$17.91 MX$327.73	-17.5%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 11.2% more for housing

	Lima	Oaxaca De Juarez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.85	$24.43 MX$446.90	-2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,219.71	$660.44 MX$12,082.82	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,255.92	$470.45 MX$8,606.94	+25.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.09	$52.93 MX$968.28	+21.6%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Lima	Oaxaca De Juarez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN645.08	$416.17 MX$7,613.83	+116.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,570.11	$19,609.76 MX$358,760.54	+138.7%
Average			+127.6%

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Oaxaca De Juarez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.67	$2.31 MX$42.21	+1.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.77	$2.71 MX$49.66	+3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.17	$4.21 MX$76.97	-26.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.46	$32.57 MX$595.87	+4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN23.96	$5.43 MX$99.31	-24.0%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 13.0% more for clothing

	Lima	Oaxaca De Juarez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.39	$39.81 MX$728.28	-22.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN119.93	$61.16 MX$1,118.90	+71.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN281.88	$67.85 MX$1,241.39	-19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN280.90	$102.23 MX$1,870.35	+22.1%
Average			+13.0%

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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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