Cost of living comparison

Peru

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Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 23.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 69.7% more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 7.5% more in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 0.7% more in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 42.1% more in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 82.2% more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 4.1% less in Rio De Janeiro

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation in Rio De Janeiro are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in Rio De Janeiro. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Rio De Janeiro.

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio De Janeiro instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 69.7% more for restaurants

	Lima	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.00	$9.95 R$50.39	+128.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.91	$8.46 R$42.84	+21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$1.59 R$8.06	+46.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.04 R$5.26	+64.0%
Average			+69.7%

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pay 7.5% more for groceries

	Lima	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$2.08 R$10.53	-19.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$5.43 R$27.47	+19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$4.35 R$22.04	-28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$2.32 R$11.72	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$2.00 R$10.15	-25.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.29 R$6.53	+41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.81 R$4.09	+69.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.73 R$3.70	+15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$0.83 R$4.20	+22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.56 R$2.83	+33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.48 R$2.40	+18.6%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 0.7% more for transportation

	Lima	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$4.98 R$25.19	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.33	$50.77 R$257.01	+91.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	$23,669.59 R$120K	+7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.52	$8.21 R$41.57	-59.3%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 42.1% more for housing

	Lima	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$22.76 R$115.23	-17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$909.17 R$4,602.67	+23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$533.31 R$2,699.87	+58.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$102.28 R$517.78	+84.5%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 82.2% more for childcare

	Lima	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$594.40 R$3,009.15	+232.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35
Average			+82.2%

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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$2.39 R$12.09	-8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$2.33 R$11.78	-28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$2.96 R$14.99	-48.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$30.84 R$156.14	-5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$7.96 R$40.32	+9.7%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 4.1% less for clothing

	Lima	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$41.81 R$211.66	-20.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$49.05 R$248.31	+40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$74.57 R$377.50	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$67.45 R$341.49	-14.5%
Average			-4.1%

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