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Red Deer vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Red Deer is 85.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Red Deer
Groceries: pay 79.5% more in Red Deer
Transportation: pay 21.9% more in Red Deer
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Red Deer
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Red Deer
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.5% more in Red Deer
Clothing: pay 0.3% more in Red Deer

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Red Deer are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Red Deer.

Red Deer vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Red Deer instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Red Deer
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$17.22 CA$23.73	+302.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$9.69 CA$13.35	+35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.68 CA$2.32	+67.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.75 CA$2.41	+167.9%
Average			+143.3%

Lima vs. Red Deer - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.5% more for groceries

	Lima	Red Deer
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$2.56 CA$3.53	-3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$5.19 CA$7.15	+14.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$6.34 CA$8.73	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$3.17 CA$4.37	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$5.43 CA$7.48	+106.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$2.03 CA$2.80	+100.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.61 CA$0.84	+19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.71 CA$2.35	+196.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.56 CA$2.15	+176.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.09 CA$1.50	+135.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.92 CA$1.27	+111.8%
Average			+79.5%

Lima vs. Red Deer - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.9% more for transportation

	Lima	Red Deer
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$3.72 CA$5.12	-28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$52.92 CA$72.92	+131.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$24,382.26 CA$33,597.54	+22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$13.60 CA$18.74	-37.3%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Lima	Red Deer
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$63.09 CA$86.93	+152.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$1,060.84 CA$1,461.78	+60.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$973.53 CA$1,341.48	+160.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$143.49 CA$197.72	+229.6%
Average			+150.7%

Lima vs. Red Deer - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Lima	Red Deer
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$665.47 CA$916.98	+246.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$8,898.11 CA$12,261.15	+8.3%
Average			+127.2%

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pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Red Deer
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$5.02 CA$6.92	+119.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$3.68 CA$5.07	+40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$14.35 CA$19.78	+151.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	$38.84 CA$53.52	+24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$10.76 CA$14.83	+50.8%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 0.3% more for clothing

	Lima	Red Deer
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$49.96 CA$68.84	-2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$34.08 CA$46.96	-4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$73.91 CA$101.85	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$100.50 CA$138.49	+20.1%
Average			+0.3%

Lima vs. Red Deer - Cost of clothing

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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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