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Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Sao Jose dos Campos is 9.9% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 43.2% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Groceries: pay 13.3% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Transportation: pay 0.9% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Housing: pay 24.3% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Childcare: pay 36.1% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Clothing: pay 22.5% more in Sao Jose dos Campos

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Sao Jose dos Campos are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Sao Jose dos Campos.

Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Jose dos Campos instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 43.2% more for restaurants

	Lima	Sao Jose dos Campos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$6.52 R$35.47	+52.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$7.45 R$40.54	+4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.60 R$8.72	+59.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.02 R$5.57	+57.0%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 13.3% more for groceries

	Lima	Sao Jose dos Campos
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.68 R$9.12	-37.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$4.15 R$22.56	-8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$4.48 R$24.38	-22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.47 R$13.42	-16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$1.82 R$9.89	-31.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.08 R$5.86	+6.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.85 R$4.63	+67.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.78 R$4.24	+35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.88 R$4.80	+56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.72 R$3.91	+55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.61 R$3.29	+39.6%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 0.9% less for transportation

	Lima	Sao Jose dos Campos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$4.04 R$21.98	-22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$31.91 R$173.57	+39.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$24,223.72 R$131,762.49	+21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$12.53 R$68.14	-42.3%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 24.3% less for housing

	Lima	Sao Jose dos Campos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$17.89 R$97.30	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$449.54 R$2,445.23	-32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$327.42 R$1,780.98	-12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$32.97 R$179.34	-24.3%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 36.1% more for childcare

	Lima	Sao Jose dos Campos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$363.36 R$1,976.45	+89.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$6,834.87 R$37,177.58	-16.8%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Sao Jose dos Campos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$2.33 R$12.67	+2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$1.96 R$10.64	-25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$2.80 R$15.20	-51.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$24.95 R$135.72	-19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$6.52 R$35.47	-8.7%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 22.5% more for clothing

	Lima	Sao Jose dos Campos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$66.50 R$361.70	+30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$58.98 R$320.79	+65.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$88.99 R$484.03	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$74.51 R$405.31	-11.0%
Average			+22.5%

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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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