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Pereira vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Pereira is 19.7% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 54.0% more in Pereira
Groceries: pay 7.4% more in Pereira
Transportation: pay 5.7% less in Pereira
Housing: pay 23.8% more in Pereira
Childcare: pay 71.1% more in Pereira
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% more in Pereira
Clothing: pay 51.2% more in Pereira

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Pereira are more expensive than in Lima.

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Pereira vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.0% more for restaurants

	Lima	Pereira
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN14.82	$8.03 COP26,617.56	+84.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.62	$9.26 COP30,712.57	+33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.71	$1.40 COP4,631.32	+28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.15	$0.86 COP2,847.06	+35.7%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

	Lima	Pereira
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.76	$1.70 COP5,625.52	-34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.43	$1.54 COP5,113.64	-66.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.72	$4.68 COP15,501.30	-23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN9.91	$2.88 COP9,557.75	-0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.14	$4.32 COP14,308.30	+60.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.10	$1.78 COP5,913.81	+95.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.62	$0.56 COP1,857.47	+17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.15	$0.96 COP3,192.98	+52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.30	$0.56 COP1,857.47	-17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.43	$0.87 COP2,886.42	+107.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.36	$0.53 COP1,764.59	+32.9%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 5.7% less for transportation

	Lima	Pereira
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN21.74	$4.88 COP16,165.29	-23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN90.23	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN74,842.55	$27,172.58 COP90M	+23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN68.68	$17.71 COP58,698.38	-12.3%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 23.8% more for housing

	Lima	Pereira
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN93.76	$28.03 COP92,933.96	+1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,499.97	$642.33 COP2M	-12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,147.70	$494.10 COP2M	+46.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN188.63	$118.08 COP391K	+113.0%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 71.1% more for childcare

	Lima	Pereira
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN609.41	$776.46 COP3M	+333.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN44,570.23	$8,842.94 COP29M	-32.5%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Pereira
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN8.89	$3.09 COP10,237.52	+18.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.02	$2.60 COP8,628.84	-19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.62	$3.63 COP12,029.09	-37.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN110.57	$47.25 COP157K	+45.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN24.71	$6.33 COP20,986.92	-12.8%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 51.2% more for clothing

	Lima	Pereira
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN179.70	$84.71 COP281K	+60.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN118.76	$57.44 COP190K	+64.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN284.94	$134.66 COP446K	+60.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN268.62	$97.20 COP322K	+23.2%
Average			+51.2%

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