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Reggio Nell'emilia vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Reggio Nell'emilia is 83.9% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Groceries: pay 74.0% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Transportation: pay 58.4% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Housing: pay 76.7% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Childcare: pay 78.4% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.4% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Clothing: pay 37.5% more in Reggio Nell'emilia

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Reggio Nell'emilia are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Reggio Nell'emilia.

Reggio Nell'emilia vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reggio Nell'emilia instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Reggio Nell'emilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$17.52 €14.93	+309.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$11.68 €9.95	+63.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$3.65 €3.11	+263.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.73 €1.47	+164.4%
Average			+200.1%

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pay 74.0% more for groceries

	Lima	Reggio Nell'emilia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$2.10 €1.79	-21.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$9.83 €8.38	+117.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$5.49 €4.68	-4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$3.78 €3.22	+27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$4.87 €4.15	+85.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.97 €0.83	-4.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.92 €0.78	+80.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.06 €0.90	+84.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.59 €1.35	+182.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.05 €0.90	+128.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$1.03 €0.88	+138.1%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 58.4% more for transportation

	Lima	Reggio Nell'emilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$7.90 €6.73	+52.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$37.96 €32.34	+66.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	+46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$36.79 €31.35	+69.5%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 76.7% more for housing

	Lima	Reggio Nell'emilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$28.37 €24.17	+13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$697.46 €594.24	+5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$550.90 €469.37	+47.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$148.33 €126.38	+240.8%
Average			+76.7%

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pay 78.4% more for childcare

	Lima	Reggio Nell'emilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$521.70 €444.49	+171.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$7,007.94 €5,970.80	-14.7%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 62.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Reggio Nell'emilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$5.84 €4.98	+155.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$2.26 €1.92	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$7.01 €5.97	+22.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	$62.29 €53.07	+100.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$10.51 €8.96	+47.2%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 37.5% more for clothing

	Lima	Reggio Nell'emilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$79.42 €67.67	+55.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$46.72 €39.81	+30.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$105.12 €89.56	+25.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$115.83 €98.68	+38.4%
Average			+37.5%

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