Cost of living comparison

Peru

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Japan

Osaka vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Osaka is 18.7% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% more in Osaka
Groceries: pay 28.1% more in Osaka
Transportation: pay 7.1% less in Osaka
Housing: pay 28.0% more in Osaka
Childcare: pay 69.7% more in Osaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% more in Osaka
Clothing: pay 5.6% less in Osaka

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Osaka are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Osaka.

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Osaka vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.7% more for restaurants

	Lima	Osaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN14.95	$6.33 ¥992	+45.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.82	$5.00 ¥784	-28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.74	$1.40 ¥220	+29.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$0.73 ¥114	+14.7%
Average			+9.7%

Lima vs. Osaka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.1% more for groceries

	Lima	Osaka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.84	$1.32 ¥207	-48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.56	$4.81 ¥754	+6.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.89	$5.58 ¥876	-8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN9.99	$2.08 ¥327	-28.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.21	$4.23 ¥664	+57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.13	$1.53 ¥239	+67.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.89 ¥140	+86.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$0.93 ¥146	+47.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.32	$1.83 ¥287	+170.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.70 ¥109	+66.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.37	$0.52 ¥82	+30.9%
Average			+28.1%

Lima vs. Osaka - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.1% less for transportation

	Lima	Osaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN21.92	$4.09 ¥642	-35.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN90.98	$32.27 ¥5,061	+21.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,466.91	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.26	$29.10 ¥4,565	+44.2%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 28.0% more for housing

	Lima	Osaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.54	$30.62 ¥4,803	+11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,520.82	$700.14 ¥110K	-4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,157.28	$507.53 ¥79,614	+50.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.21	$106.02 ¥16,632	+91.3%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 69.7% more for childcare

	Lima	Osaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN614.50	$516.34 ¥80,995	+188.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN44,942.05	$13,074.87 ¥2M	-0.2%
Average			+69.7%

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pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Osaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN8.97	$2.69 ¥422	+2.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.11	$2.93 ¥460	-9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.78	$3.92 ¥615	-31.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.50	$49.82 ¥7,815	+53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN24.91	$12.02 ¥1,886	+65.6%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 5.6% less for clothing

	Lima	Osaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.20	$47.85 ¥7,507	-9.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN119.75	$30.58 ¥4,797	-12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN287.31	$73.22 ¥11,485	-12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN270.86	$90.04 ¥14,124	+14.1%
Average			-5.6%

Lima vs. Osaka - Cost of clothing

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