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Vina Del Mar vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Vina Del Mar is 4.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 41.5% more in Vina Del Mar
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in Vina Del Mar
Transportation: pay 10.0% more in Vina Del Mar
Housing: pay 13.8% more in Vina Del Mar
Childcare: pay 36.6% less in Vina Del Mar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% more in Vina Del Mar
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Vina Del Mar

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

Vina Del Mar vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vina Del Mar instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 41.5% more for restaurants

	Lima	Vina Del Mar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.36	$7.55 CLF0.1700	+76.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN23.93	$7.29 CLF0.1600	+2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.37	$1.32 CLF0.0300	+31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.02 CLF0.0200	+56.2%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Lima	Vina Del Mar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.93	$1.31 CLF0.0300	-50.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.14	$4.91 CLF0.1100	+8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.30	$4.43 CLF0.1000	-23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.93	$2.97 CLF0.0600	+0.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.83	$2.25 CLF0.0500	-14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.40	$0.72 CLF0.0200	-29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.70	$0.69 CLF0.0200	+36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.93	$0.61 CLF0.0100	+6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.68 CLF0.0100	+20.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.58 CLF0.0100	+25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.45	$0.63 CLF0.0100	+44.1%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 10.0% more for transportation

	Lima	Vina Del Mar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.42	$5.08 CLF0.1100	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.57	$37.51 CLF0.8200	+64.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,000.47	$19,273.05 CLF421.1900	-3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.74	$17.72 CLF0.3900	-18.4%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 13.8% more for housing

	Lima	Vina Del Mar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.74	$19.02 CLF0.4200	-23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,216.80	$444.62 CLF9.7200	-32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,254.28	$320.96 CLF7.0100	-14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN145.90	$98.34 CLF2.1500	+125.9%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 36.6% less for childcare

	Lima	Vina Del Mar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN644.24	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,534.00	$5,210.34 CLF113.8700	-36.6%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Vina Del Mar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.66	$2.87 CLF0.0600	+25.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.76	$2.81 CLF0.0600	+7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.14	$4.85 CLF0.1100	-15.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.33	$45.59 CLF1.0000	+46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN23.93	$5.73 CLF0.1300	-19.7%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Lima	Vina Del Mar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.17	$45.85 CLF1.0000	-10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN119.77	$31.26 CLF0.6800	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN281.51	$59.92 CLF1.3100	-28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN280.53	$86.84 CLF1.9000	+3.7%
Average			-11.9%

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