Cost of living comparison

Peru

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Poland

Wroclaw vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Wroclaw is 39.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Wroclaw
Groceries: pay 5.3% more in Wroclaw
Transportation: pay 4.3% more in Wroclaw
Housing: pay 70.7% more in Wroclaw
Childcare: pay 58.0% more in Wroclaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% more in Wroclaw
Clothing: pay 31.5% more in Wroclaw

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

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Wroclaw vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Wroclaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.06	$10.23 PLN40.37	+134.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.99	$10.23 PLN40.37	+47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.76	$2.18 PLN8.61	+100.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.19	$1.89 PLN7.45	+198.3%
Average			+101.1%

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pay 5.3% more for groceries

	Lima	Wroclaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.90	$1.54 PLN6.09	-40.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.67	$4.69 PLN18.50	+3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN21.04	$4.08 PLN16.10	-33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.06	$4.06 PLN16.02	+39.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.28	$3.07 PLN12.11	+14.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.15	$0.58 PLN2.29	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.65	$0.73 PLN2.87	+52.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.78 PLN3.06	+22.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.34	$1.60 PLN6.32	+136.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.45	$0.43 PLN1.69	+2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.37 PLN1.46	-7.5%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

	Lima	Wroclaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.08	$6.32 PLN24.96	-1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.65	$28.12 PLN111.02	+6.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN76,016.99	$30,576.90 PLN121K	+39.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.76	$10.23 PLN40.37	-49.3%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 70.7% more for housing

	Lima	Wroclaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN95.23	$17.80 PLN70.27	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,539.20	$844.50 PLN3,333.48	+15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,165.71	$661.82 PLN2,612.39	+96.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN191.59	$258.85 PLN1,021.75	+367.0%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 58.0% more for childcare

	Lima	Wroclaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN618.98	$484.37 PLN1,911.96	+170.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,269.63	$12,088.03 PLN47,714.88	-7.7%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Wroclaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.03	$4.09 PLN16.15	+56.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.20	$4.04 PLN15.94	+24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.92	$6.26 PLN24.73	+8.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN112.31	$39.61 PLN156.36	+21.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.09	$8.95 PLN35.32	+23.3%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 31.5% more for clothing

	Lima	Wroclaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN182.52	$93.99 PLN371.01	+78.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.62	$39.22 PLN154.79	+12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN289.41	$92.44 PLN364.88	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN272.84	$106.82 PLN421.64	+35.3%
Average			+31.5%

Lima vs. Wroclaw - Cost of clothing

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