Cost of living comparison

Peru

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Canada

Squamish vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Squamish is 88.7% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Squamish
Groceries: pay 88.1% more in Squamish
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in Squamish
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Squamish
Childcare: pay 96.5% more in Squamish
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.3% more in Squamish
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in Squamish

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

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Squamish vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Squamish
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN14.94	$16.13 CA$23.01	+270.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.80	$10.16 CA$14.50	+46.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.73	$1.80 CA$2.57	+65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$1.49 CA$2.13	+135.5%
Average			+136.1%

Lima vs. Squamish - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.1% more for groceries

	Lima	Squamish
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.83	$2.13 CA$3.04	-17.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.55	$6.19 CA$8.83	+36.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.88	$6.47 CA$9.23	+6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN9.98	$3.11 CA$4.43	+6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.21	$6.81 CA$9.71	+153.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.12	$2.45 CA$3.49	+169.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.63	$0.54 CA$0.77	+13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$2.20 CA$3.13	+247.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.32	$1.62 CA$2.31	+139.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$1.84 CA$2.63	+340.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.37	$1.15 CA$1.64	+186.5%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Lima	Squamish
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN21.90	$4.36 CA$6.22	-31.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN90.92	$30.16 CA$43.02	+13.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,418.40	$25,795.92 CA$36,796.59	+17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.21	$14.73 CA$21.01	-27.0%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Lima	Squamish
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.48	$63.83 CA$91.04	+131.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,519.20	$1,595.63 CA$2,276.09	+117.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,156.54	$1,490.42 CA$2,126.02	+342.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.09	$88.87 CA$126.77	+60.3%
Average			+176.7%

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pay 96.5% more for childcare

	Lima	Squamish
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN614.10	$1,075.44 CA$1,534.07	+500.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN44,913.16	$8,416.52 CA$12,005.74	-35.7%
Average			+96.5%

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pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Squamish
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN8.96	$5.61 CA$8.00	+114.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.11	$3.90 CA$5.57	+20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.77	$14.73 CA$21.01	+155.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.42	$50.32 CA$71.78	+54.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN24.90	$11.22 CA$16.01	+54.6%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Lima	Squamish
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.08	$51.90 CA$74.03	-1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN119.67	$41.21 CA$58.78	+18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN287.13	$79.26 CA$113.05	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN270.69	$96.44 CA$137.57	+22.2%
Average			+7.6%

Lima vs. Squamish - Cost of clothing

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