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Richards Bay vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Richards Bay is 0.5% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 10.9% more in Richards Bay
Groceries: pay 10.5% less in Richards Bay
Transportation: pay 62.9% more in Richards Bay
Housing: pay 29.5% more in Richards Bay
Childcare: pay 60.3% less in Richards Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% less in Richards Bay
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Richards Bay

The cost of transportation, housing, and restaurants in Richards Bay are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Richards Bay.

Richards Bay vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Richards Bay instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 10.9% more for restaurants

	Lima	Richards Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$7.17 ZAR121.31	+67.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$5.16 ZAR87.35	-27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$0.92 ZAR15.66	-8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.73 ZAR12.36	+11.9%
Average			+10.9%

Lima vs. Richards Bay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.5% less for groceries

	Lima	Richards Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$0.94 ZAR15.86	-64.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$3.67 ZAR62.15	-18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$3.64 ZAR61.54	-36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.18 ZAR36.91	-26.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$2.10 ZAR35.51	-20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.74 ZAR12.47	-27.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.66 ZAR11.20	+30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.64 ZAR10.75	+10.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.63 ZAR10.66	+11.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.52 ZAR8.80	+12.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.49 ZAR8.36	+13.9%
Average			-10.5%

Lima vs. Richards Bay - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.9% more for transportation

	Lima	Richards Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$5.04 ZAR85.27	-3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$97.47 ZAR1,649.87	+326.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$20,354.81 ZAR344,531.64	+1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$5.73 ZAR97.05	-73.6%
Average			+62.9%

Lima vs. Richards Bay - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.5% more for housing

	Lima	Richards Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$35.68 ZAR603.91	+42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$401.36 ZAR6,793.58	-39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$301.02 ZAR5,095.19	-19.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$101.94 ZAR1,725.51	+134.2%
Average			+29.5%

Lima vs. Richards Bay - Cost of housing

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pay 60.3% less for childcare

	Lima	Richards Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$93.17 ZAR1,577.08	-51.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$2,537.18 ZAR42,945.14	-69.1%
Average			-60.3%

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pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Richards Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$1.43 ZAR24.26	-37.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$2.00 ZAR33.92	-23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$2.47 ZAR41.73	-56.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$32.97 ZAR558.04	+5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$7.17 ZAR121.31	+0.4%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Lima	Richards Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$46.39 ZAR785.28	-9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$19.30 ZAR326.74	-46.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$87.44 ZAR1,480.03	+4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$79.31 ZAR1,342.46	-5.2%
Average			-14.1%

Lima vs. Richards Bay - Cost of clothing

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