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Puerto de la Cruz vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Puerto de la Cruz is 55.2% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 99.8% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Groceries: pay 50.1% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Transportation: pay 52.4% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Housing: pay 84.8% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Childcare: pay 35.1% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Clothing: pay 45.8% more in Puerto de la Cruz

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, clothing, and childcare in Puerto de la Cruz are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Puerto de la Cruz.

Puerto de la Cruz vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto de la Cruz instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 99.8% more for restaurants

	Lima	Puerto de la Cruz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$12.26 €10.45	+186.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$9.34 €7.96	+30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.52 €1.29	+51.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.51 €1.29	+131.1%
Average			+99.8%

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pay 50.1% more for groceries

	Lima	Puerto de la Cruz
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.95 €1.66	-27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$6.03 €5.14	+33.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$4.46 €3.80	-22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$3.46 €2.94	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$4.64 €3.96	+76.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.79 €0.68	-21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$1.03 €0.88	+103.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.69 €0.59	+19.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.18 €1.00	+109.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.03 €0.88	+122.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$1.05 €0.89	+140.8%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 52.4% more for transportation

	Lima	Puerto de la Cruz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$6.14 €5.23	+18.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$44.38 €37.82	+94.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$38,969.97 €33,202.65	+94.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$22.19 €18.91	+2.2%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 84.8% more for housing

	Lima	Puerto de la Cruz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$29.20 €24.88	+16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$1,167.99 €995.13	+76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$1,080.39 €920.50	+188.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$68.42 €58.29	+57.2%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 35.1% more for childcare

	Lima	Puerto de la Cruz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$388.36 €330.88	+102.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$5,606.35 €4,776.64	-31.8%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Puerto de la Cruz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$2.86 €2.44	+25.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$2.38 €2.03	-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$4.26 €3.63	-25.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	$52.56 €44.78	+68.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$9.34 €7.96	+30.9%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 45.8% more for clothing

	Lima	Puerto de la Cruz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$91.98 €78.37	+80.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$48.18 €41.05	+34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$97.82 €83.34	+16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$127.02 €108.22	+51.7%
Average			+45.8%

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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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