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Saint John's vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 58.4% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 59.0% more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 77.5% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.2% more in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 7.0% less in Saint John's

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Saint John's are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Saint John's. Notably, groceries, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Saint John's.

Saint John's vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.38	$13.88 EC$37.50	+223.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN23.96	$11.10 EC$30.00	+55.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.37	$2.07 EC$5.60	+106.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.96 EC$2.58	+46.4%
Average			+108.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Lima	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.95	$2.78 EC$7.50	+4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.16	$4.07 EC$11.00	-9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.32	$8.40 EC$22.71	+46.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.94	$5.37 EC$14.50	+81.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.84	$3.69 EC$9.98	+40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$2.96 EC$8.00	+191.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.70	$1.11 EC$3.00	+118.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.93	$3.70 EC$10.00	+542.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$3.70 EC$10.00	+557.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.30 EC$3.50	+180.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$1.30 EC$3.50	+198.4%
Average			+177.3%

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pay 59.0% more for transportation

	Lima	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.44	$6.29 EC$17.00	+21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.67	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,088.33	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	+18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.84	$51.53 EC$139.27	+137.4%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Lima	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.85	$77.58 EC$209.67	+210.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,219.71	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,255.92	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+81.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.09	$99.04 EC$267.65	+127.5%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 77.5% less for childcare

	Lima	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN645.08	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,570.11	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-77.5%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.67	$1.85 EC$5.00	-19.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.77	$3.95 EC$10.67	+51.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.17	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.46	$61.67 EC$166.67	+98.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN23.96	$6.20 EC$16.75	-13.2%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 7.0% less for clothing

	Lima	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.39	$50.00 EC$135.13	-2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN119.93	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN281.88	$74.00 EC$200.00	-11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN280.90	??
Average			-7.0%

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