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Lima vs. Makassar Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 79.5% more expensive than Makassar.

Restaurants: pay 77.2% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 32.4% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Lima
Housing: pay 72.0% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 95.9% more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.7% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 55.5% more in Lima

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

Lima vs. Makassar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.2% more for restaurants

	Makassar	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$4.28 PEN14.38	+43.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$7.14 PEN23.96	+99.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 IDR8,280.88	$1.01 PEN3.37	+102.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 IDR6,624.70	$0.65 PEN2.19	+64.0%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 32.4% more for groceries

	Makassar	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 IDR17,886.69	$2.67 PEN8.95	+148.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 IDR44,219.88	$4.52 PEN15.16	+70.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 IDR101,562.77	$5.76 PEN19.32	-5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.35 IDR22,457.74	$2.96 PEN9.94	+119.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.22 IDR20,283.19	$2.63 PEN8.84	+116.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 IDR16,902.66	$1.02 PEN3.41
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,719.18	$0.51 PEN1.70	-27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	$0.58 PEN1.93	-29.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	$0.56 PEN1.89	-16.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR9,014.75	$0.46 PEN1.55	-14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	$0.43 PEN1.46	-35.9%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Makassar	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 IDR50,641.67	$5.20 PEN17.44	+70.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.48 IDR74,527.89	$22.85 PEN76.67	+410.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,414.67 IDR273,268,933.89	$19,990.85 PEN67,088.33	+21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$21.70 PEN72.84
Average			+167.6%

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pay 72.0% more for housing

	Makassar	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.34 IDR521,695.24	$24.99 PEN83.85	-20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.91 IDR3,477,968.25	$661.42 PEN2,219.71	+216.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.16 IDR2,683,004.08	$374.24 PEN1,255.92	+132.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.03 IDR1,215,827.56	$43.53 PEN146.09	-40.4%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 95.9% more for childcare

	Makassar	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$101.47 IDR1,689,298.86	$192.22 PEN645.08	+89.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,058.90 IDR67,571,954.56	$8,215.29 PEN27,570.11	+102.4%
Average			+95.9%

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pay 55.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Makassar	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$2.28 PEN7.67	-36.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 IDR33,123.51	$2.61 PEN8.77	+31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.75 IDR45,710.44	$5.71 PEN19.17	+108.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.88 IDR380,920.33	$31.13 PEN104.46	+36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$7.14 PEN23.96	+139.2%
Average			+55.7%

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pay 55.5% more for clothing

	Makassar	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.85 IDR480,290.85	$51.07 PEN171.39	+77.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.87 IDR414,043.84	$35.74 PEN119.93	+43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.59 IDR1,324,940.29	$83.99 PEN281.88	+5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.78 IDR712,155.40	$83.70 PEN280.90	+95.7%
Average			+55.5%

Makassar vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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