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Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Tuxtla Gutierrez is 4.5% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 38.5% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Groceries: pay 46.4% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Housing: pay 27.0% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Childcare: pay 72.2% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Clothing: pay 35.7% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez

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

Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tuxtla Gutierrez instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 38.5% more for restaurants

	Lima	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$6.50 MX$117.06	+51.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$7.26 MX$130.72	+1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.35 MX$24.39	+34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.08 MX$19.51	+65.9%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 46.4% more for groceries

	Lima	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$2.44 MX$43.90	-8.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$12.05 MX$217.05	+166.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$5.06 MX$91.09	-12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.44 MX$43.90	-17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$3.28 MX$59.00	+24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.17 MX$21.02	+14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.54 MX$9.70	+6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.33 MX$23.89	+130.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.74 MX$13.27	+30.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.69 MX$12.39	+49.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.98 MX$17.70	+126.4%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	Lima	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$5.05 MX$90.95	-2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$29.78 MX$536.54	+30.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$24.37 MX$438.99	+12.3%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 27.0% less for housing

	Lima	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$27.05 MX$487.28	+8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$324.93 MX$5,853.17	-50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$230.16 MX$4,145.99	-38.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	??
Average			-27.0%

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pay 72.2% less for childcare

	Lima	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$2,279.89 MX$41,069.73	-72.2%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$2.17 MX$39.02	-5.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$3.79 MX$68.29	+45.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$4.06 MX$73.16	-28.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	$41.52 MX$747.90	+33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$5.90 MX$106.33	-17.3%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 35.7% less for clothing

	Lima	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$33.85 MX$609.70	-33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$16.25 MX$292.66	-54.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$67.69 MX$1,219.41	-19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$54.15 MX$975.53	-35.3%
Average			-35.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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