Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

United Kingdom

Swindon vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Swindon is 93.3% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Swindon
Groceries: pay 45.6% more in Swindon
Transportation: pay 67.0% more in Swindon
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Swindon
Childcare: pay 64.9% more in Swindon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.0% more in Swindon
Clothing: pay 22.6% more in Swindon

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

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Swindon vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Swindon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN14.95	$20.48 £15.31	+370.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.82	$10.57 £7.90	+52.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.74	$2.62 £1.96	+141.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$1.63 £1.22	+157.5%
Average			+179.1%

Lima vs. Swindon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.6% more for groceries

	Lima	Swindon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.84	$1.68 £1.25	-34.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.56	$4.12 £3.08	-9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.89	$5.80 £4.33	-4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN9.99	$4.33 £3.24	+48.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.21	$4.10 £3.07	+52.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.13	$1.36 £1.02	+49.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.80 £0.60	+67.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$1.20 £0.90	+89.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.32	$1.84 £1.38	+172.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.94 £0.70	+123.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.37	$0.67 £0.50	+67.6%
Average			+45.6%

Lima vs. Swindon - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.0% more for transportation

	Lima	Swindon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN21.92	$7.68 £5.75	+20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN90.98	$91.18 £68.17	+243.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,466.91	$37,376.84 £27,946.37	+70.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.26	$16.57 £12.39	-17.9%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Lima	Swindon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.54	$38.47 £28.76	+39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,520.82	$1,215.72 £908.99	+65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,157.28	$1,105.29 £826.41	+227.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.21	$243.80 £182.28	+339.9%
Average			+149.7%

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pay 64.9% more for childcare

	Lima	Swindon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN614.50	$1,189.29 £889.23	+564.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN44,942.05	$5,358.43 £4,006.45	-59.1%
Average			+64.9%

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pay 75.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Swindon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN8.97	$5.55 £4.15	+112.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.11	$4.72 £3.53	+45.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.78	$23.19 £17.34	+302.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.50	$37.00 £27.66	+13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN24.91	$13.88 £10.37	+91.1%
Average			+75.0%

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pay 22.6% more for clothing

	Lima	Swindon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.20	$88.10 £65.87	+66.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN119.75	$44.05 £32.93	+26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN287.31	$82.59 £61.75	-1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN270.86	$85.89 £64.22	+8.8%
Average			+22.6%

Lima vs. Swindon - Cost of clothing

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