Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Japan

Yokosuka vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Yokosuka is 38.4% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 15.0% more in Yokosuka
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Yokosuka
Transportation: pay 52.6% more in Yokosuka
Housing: pay 50.1% more in Yokosuka
Childcare: pay 37.1% more in Yokosuka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% more in Yokosuka
Clothing: pay 19.1% less in Yokosuka

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

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Yokosuka vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.0% more for restaurants

	Lima	Yokosuka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.37	$6.68 ¥1,046	+56.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN23.94	$5.35 ¥837	-25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.37	$1.14 ¥178	+13.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.76 ¥119	+16.0%
Average			+15.0%

Lima vs. Yokosuka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Lima	Yokosuka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.94	$1.46 ¥228	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.15	$4.86 ¥761	+7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.31	$5.51 ¥864	-4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.94	$2.21 ¥346	-25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.83	$3.03 ¥475	+15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.40	$2.63 ¥411	+158.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.70	$1.36 ¥214	+168.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.93	$1.76 ¥275	+205.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$2.64 ¥413	+368.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.44 ¥226	+213.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$1.14 ¥179	+163.7%
Average			+111.4%

Lima vs. Yokosuka - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.6% more for transportation

	Lima	Yokosuka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.43	$4.43 ¥694	-14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.62	$66.16 ¥10,360	+189.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,044.99	$22,332.63 ¥3M	+11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.79	$26.86 ¥4,207	+23.8%
Average			+52.6%

Lima vs. Yokosuka - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.1% more for housing

	Lima	Yokosuka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.80	$32.91 ¥5,154	+31.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,218.27	$568.01 ¥88,947	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,255.11	$334.12 ¥52,322	-10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN145.99	$127.75 ¥20,005	+193.5%
Average			+50.1%

Lima vs. Yokosuka - Cost of housing

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pay 37.1% more for childcare

	Lima	Yokosuka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN644.66	$271.75 ¥42,555	+41.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,552.30	$10,914.61 ¥2M	+32.9%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Yokosuka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.66	$2.67 ¥419	+17.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.77	$3.01 ¥471	+15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.16	$3.34 ¥523	-41.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.40	$46.78 ¥7,325	+50.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN23.94	$12.03 ¥1,884	+68.5%
Average			+21.9%

Lima vs. Yokosuka - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

	Lima	Yokosuka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.28	$40.09 ¥6,279	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN119.85	$28.40 ¥4,447	-20.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN281.70	$50.12 ¥7,848	-40.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN280.72	$88.54 ¥13,865	+5.8%
Average			-19.1%

Lima vs. Yokosuka - Cost of clothing

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