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Tokyo vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 70.3% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 64.6% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 87.0% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.5% more for restaurants

	Lima	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.78	$8.02 ¥1,277	+87.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.64	$5.01 ¥798	-29.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.47	$1.16 ¥185	+15.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.25	$0.84 ¥134	+29.0%
Average			+25.5%

Lima vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Lima	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN9.20	$1.55 ¥247	-41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.59	$7.21 ¥1,148	+59.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.87	$5.71 ¥910	-0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN10.23	$2.33 ¥371	-21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN9.09	$3.52 ¥561	+33.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.50	$2.38 ¥379	+134.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.75	$1.18 ¥188	+132.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.99	$2.48 ¥394	+330.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.94	$2.64 ¥420	+369.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.59	$1.43 ¥227	+209.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.50	$1.48 ¥236	+241.5%
Average			+131.4%

Lima vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.6% more for transportation

	Lima	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.94	$4.50 ¥716	-13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN78.85	$73.51 ¥11,705	+221.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN68,996.58	$22,332.63 ¥4M	+11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN74.91	$30.07 ¥4,788	+38.5%
Average			+64.6%

Lima vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 87.0% more for housing

	Lima	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN86.24	$33.44 ¥5,325	+33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,282.84	$1,071.65 ¥171K	+62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,291.65	$642.24 ¥102K	+71.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN150.24	$122.16 ¥19,452	+180.6%
Average			+87.0%

Lima vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Lima	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN663.43	$519.69 ¥82,752	+170.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN28,354.31	$15,131.74 ¥2M	+84.2%
Average			+127.3%

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pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.89	$4.01 ¥638	+75.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN9.02	$3.43 ¥546	+31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.71	$4.01 ¥638	-29.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN107.44	$68.19 ¥10,858	+119.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.64	$12.70 ¥2,022	+77.8%
Average			+54.8%

Lima vs. Tokyo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Lima	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN176.27	$56.84 ¥9,051	+11.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN123.34	$40.48 ¥6,446	+13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN289.90	$62.67 ¥9,980	-25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN288.89	$90.37 ¥14,390	+8.0%
Average			+1.8%

Lima vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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