Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Albania

Sarande vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 27.1% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 93.9% more in Sarande
Groceries: pay 25.4% more in Sarande
Transportation: pay 25.4% more in Sarande
Housing: pay 14.4% more in Sarande
Childcare: pay 0.9% more in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Sarande
Clothing: pay 40.0% more in Sarande

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

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Sarande vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarande instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 93.9% more for restaurants

	Lima	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN14.94	$9.77 ALL799	+124.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.80	$10.99 ALL899	+58.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.73	$2.38 ALL195	+118.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$1.15 ALL94	+80.9%
Average			+93.9%

Lima vs. Sarande - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.4% more for groceries

	Lima	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.83	$1.18 ALL96	-54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.55	$6.45 ALL528	+42.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.88	$8.47 ALL692	+39.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN9.98	$3.77 ALL308	+29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.21	$4.12 ALL337	+53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.12	$0.89 ALL73	-2.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.63	$1.12 ALL91	+134.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$0.92 ALL76	+46.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.32	$0.84 ALL69	+24.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.47 ALL38	+11.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.37	$0.58 ALL47	+44.3%
Average			+25.4%

Lima vs. Sarande - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.4% more for transportation

	Lima	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN21.90	$8.32 ALL680	+30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN90.92	$22.39 ALL1,831	-15.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,418.40	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+52.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.21	$32.98 ALL2,696	+63.4%
Average			+25.4%

Lima vs. Sarande - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.4% more for housing

	Lima	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.48	$19.91 ALL1,628	-27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,519.20	$848.28 ALL69,353	+15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,156.54	$380.02 ALL31,070	+12.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.09	$74.95 ALL6,128	+35.2%
Average			+14.4%

Lima vs. Sarande - Cost of housing

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pay 0.9% more for childcare

	Lima	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN614.10	$299.78 ALL24,509	+67.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN44,913.16	$7,964.27 ALL651K	-39.2%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN8.96	$3.54 ALL290	+35.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.11	$2.19 ALL179	-32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.77	$4.76 ALL389	-17.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.42	$88.90 ALL7,268	+173.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN24.90	$9.77 ALL799	+34.6%
Average			+33.6%

Lima vs. Sarande - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.0% more for clothing

	Lima	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.08	$69.87 ALL5,712	+32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN119.67	$47.44 ALL3,879	+36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN287.13	$122.26 ALL9,996	+46.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN270.69	$115.33 ALL9,429	+46.1%
Average			+40.0%

Lima vs. Sarande - Cost of clothing

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