Cost of living comparison

Peru

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Subotica vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Subotica is 30.1% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 96.6% more in Subotica
Groceries: pay 7.6% more in Subotica
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Subotica
Housing: pay 41.5% more in Subotica
Childcare: pay 77.6% more in Subotica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% less in Subotica
Clothing: pay 3.9% less in Subotica

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

Subotica vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 96.6% more for restaurants

	Lima	Subotica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.57	$9.97 RSD1,011	+132.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.28	$10.82 RSD1,097	+51.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.42	$1.74 RSD177	+73.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.22	$1.50 RSD152	+129.1%
Average			+96.6%

Lima vs. Subotica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.6% more for groceries

	Lima	Subotica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN9.06	$0.88 RSD89	-67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.36	$5.47 RSD554	+21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.58	$5.52 RSD560	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN10.08	$2.83 RSD287	-4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.95	$3.36 RSD341	+27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.45	$0.66 RSD67	-34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.73	$0.90 RSD91	+76.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.96	$0.67 RSD68	+16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.91	$1.10 RSD111	+94.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.57	$0.47 RSD47	+1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.48	$0.25 RSD25	-42.7%
Average			+7.6%

Lima vs. Subotica - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Lima	Subotica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.67	$6.77 RSD687	+30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN77.69	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,978.05	$30,957.41 RSD3M	+54.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN73.80	$10.22 RSD1,036	-52.9%
Average			+10.8%

Lima vs. Subotica - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.5% more for housing

	Lima	Subotica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN84.97	$32.56 RSD3,303	+30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,249.14	$461.06 RSD46,769	-30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,272.58	$338.53 RSD34,339	-9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN148.03	$119.89 RSD12,161	+175.4%
Average			+41.5%

Lima vs. Subotica - Cost of housing

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pay 77.6% more for childcare

	Lima	Subotica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN653.64	$457.64 RSD46,421	+138.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,935.74	$9,629.80 RSD977K	+17.2%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Subotica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.77	$2.49 RSD253	+9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.89	$1.97 RSD200	-24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.42	$4.34 RSD440	-24.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN105.85	$29.91 RSD3,034	-3.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.28	$3.24 RSD329	-54.6%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 3.9% less for clothing

	Lima	Subotica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN173.67	$39.88 RSD4,045	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN121.52	$24.92 RSD2,528	-30.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN285.62	$74.77 RSD7,584	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN284.63	$123.52 RSD12,529	+47.6%
Average			-3.9%

Lima vs. Subotica - Cost of clothing

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