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Punta Arenas vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Punta Arenas is 15.6% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 81.8% more in Punta Arenas
Groceries: pay 44.4% more in Punta Arenas
Transportation: pay 19.4% less in Punta Arenas
Housing: pay 4.7% more in Punta Arenas
Childcare: pay 3.5% more in Punta Arenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.7% more in Punta Arenas
Clothing: pay 25.2% more in Punta Arenas

The cost of restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Punta Arenas are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Punta Arenas.

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Punta Arenas vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta Arenas instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 81.8% more for restaurants

	Lima	Punta Arenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.00	$10.74 CLF0.2700	+146.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.91	$7.93 CLF0.2000	+14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$2.11 CLF0.0500	+93.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.40 CLF0.0300	+120.4%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 44.4% more for groceries

	Lima	Punta Arenas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$1.51 CLF0.0400	-41.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$7.16 CLF0.1800	+57.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$4.71 CLF0.1200	-22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$4.12 CLF0.1000	+41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$4.06 CLF0.1000	+51.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.13 CLF0.0300	+24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$1.02 CLF0.0300	+113.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.00 CLF0.0200	+57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$1.48 CLF0.0400	+119.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.65 CLF0.0200	+54.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$1.04 CLF0.0300	+160.2%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 19.4% less for transportation

	Lima	Punta Arenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$5.43 CLF0.1400	-14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.33	$19.92 CLF0.5000	-24.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	$17,395.22 CLF434.8100	-20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.52	$16.88 CLF0.4200	-16.3%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 4.7% more for housing

	Lima	Punta Arenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$20.80 CLF0.5200	-24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$573.02 CLF14.3200	-22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$382.67 CLF9.5700	+13.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$114.33 CLF2.8600	+106.3%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 3.5% more for childcare

	Lima	Punta Arenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$409.30 CLF10.2300	+128.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$6,139.49 CLF153.4600	-53.1%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Punta Arenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$3.53 CLF0.0900	+35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$3.78 CLF0.0900	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$5.22 CLF0.1300	-9.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$46.05 CLF1.1500	+41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$6.40 CLF0.1600	-11.9%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 25.2% more for clothing

	Lima	Punta Arenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$58.84 CLF1.4700	+11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$40.93 CLF1.0200	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$97.21 CLF2.4300	+16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$127.91 CLF3.2000	+62.1%
Average			+25.2%

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