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Lima vs. Lower Hutt Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 39.6% cheaper than Lower Hutt.

Restaurants: pay 56.3% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 32.0% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 5.7% less in Lima
Housing: pay 56.9% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.6% less in Lima
Clothing: pay 32.4% less in Lima

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Lima.

Lima vs. Lower Hutt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Lower Hutt, you would:

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pay 56.3% less for restaurants

	Lower Hutt	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$4.28 PEN14.40	-70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.30 NZ$17.83	$7.14 PEN24.00	-30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 NZ$3.89	$1.01 PEN3.38	-55.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12 NZ$3.66	$0.65 PEN2.19	-69.1%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 32.0% less for groceries

	Lower Hutt	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.67 PEN8.96	+34.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$4.52 PEN15.19	+12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$5.76 PEN19.35	-15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$2.96 PEN9.96	-56.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.99 NZ$6.91	$2.63 PEN8.85	-34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 NZ$2.15	$1.02 PEN3.41	-18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 NZ$1.59	$0.51 PEN1.71	-44.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.58 PEN1.94	-56.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$0.56 PEN1.89	-75.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NZ$1.58	$0.46 PEN1.55	-49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.45	$0.43 PEN1.46	-48.2%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 5.7% less for transportation

	Lower Hutt	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$5.20 PEN17.47	-15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.85 NZ$49.93	$22.85 PEN76.80	-20.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	-35.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$21.70 PEN72.96	+49.1%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 56.9% less for housing

	Lower Hutt	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$24.99 PEN83.99	-48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,442.32 NZ$2,496.67	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.70 NZ$1,830.89	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	-64.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$43.53 PEN146.32	-60.2%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	Lower Hutt	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$692.32 NZ$1,198.40	$192.22 PEN646.12	-72.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,538.60 NZ$19,973.35	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	-28.8%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Lower Hutt	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$2.28 PEN7.68	-65.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 NZ$5.99	$2.61 PEN8.79	-24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.62 NZ$33.95	$5.71 PEN19.20	-70.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.83 NZ$72.40	$31.13 PEN104.63	-25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 NZ$17.98	$7.14 PEN24.00	-31.2%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 32.4% less for clothing

	Lower Hutt	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$51.07 PEN171.67	-26.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.81 NZ$94.87	$35.74 PEN120.12	-34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$83.99 PEN282.33	-25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$83.70 PEN281.35	-42.8%
Average			-32.4%

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