Cost of living comparison

Peru

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Brazil

Sao Paulo vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Sao Paulo is 17.5% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 60.1% more in Sao Paulo
Groceries: pay 15.7% more in Sao Paulo
Transportation: pay 1.0% more in Sao Paulo
Housing: pay 9.1% more in Sao Paulo
Childcare: pay 92.1% more in Sao Paulo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in Sao Paulo
Clothing: pay 31.7% more in Sao Paulo

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Sao Paulo are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Sao Paulo.

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Sao Paulo vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Paulo instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 60.1% more for restaurants

	Lima	Sao Paulo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.00	$8.96 R$45.35	+105.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.91	$8.96 R$45.35	+29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$1.40 R$7.09	+28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.87 R$4.39	+37.0%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 15.7% more for groceries

	Lima	Sao Paulo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$1.85 R$9.39	-28.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$6.20 R$31.41	+36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$4.62 R$23.41	-24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$2.80 R$14.18	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$2.39 R$12.10	-10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.26 R$6.36	+38.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.82 R$4.17	+72.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.72 R$3.63	+13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$0.87 R$4.43	+29.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.65 R$3.27	+54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.57 R$2.90	+43.2%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 1.0% more for transportation

	Lima	Sao Paulo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$4.91 R$24.84	-23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.33	$48.37 R$244.87	+82.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	$23,890.58 R$121K	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.52	$9.76 R$49.39	-51.7%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 9.1% more for housing

	Lima	Sao Paulo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$22.16 R$112.18	-19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$656.54 R$3,323.73	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$419.66 R$2,124.51	+24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$80.32 R$406.60	+44.9%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 92.1% more for childcare

	Lima	Sao Paulo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$530.90 R$2,687.69	+196.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$16,300.72 R$82,522.42	+24.5%
Average			+92.1%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Sao Paulo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$2.99 R$15.12	+14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$2.56 R$12.94	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$2.99 R$15.12	-48.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$35.87 R$181.58	+10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$9.95 R$50.39	+37.1%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 31.7% more for clothing

	Lima	Sao Paulo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$65.57 R$331.96	+24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$61.53 R$311.49	+76.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$99.31 R$502.77	+18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$91.35 R$462.44	+15.7%
Average			+31.7%

Lima vs. Sao Paulo - Cost of clothing

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