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Lima vs. Manizales Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 24.1% more expensive than Manizales.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 15.4% more in Lima
Housing: pay 43.8% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 18.2% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.4% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 21.5% more in Lima

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

Lima vs. Manizales Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.7% more for restaurants

	Manizales	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.88 COP14,761.42	$4.28 PEN14.40	+10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.76 COP29,522.84	$7.14 PEN24.00	-8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 COP3,075.30	$1.01 PEN3.38	+24.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 COP2,214.21	$0.65 PEN2.19	+12.1%
Average			+9.7%

Manizales vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Manizales	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 COP5,769.38	$2.67 PEN8.96	+75.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.61 COP9,918.09	$4.52 PEN15.19	+73.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.93 COP14,959.29	$5.76 PEN19.35	+46.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 COP7,921.96	$2.96 PEN9.96	+42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 COP9,858.44	$2.63 PEN8.85	+1.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 COP5,254.68	$1.02 PEN3.41	-26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 COP1,853.73	$0.51 PEN1.71	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 COP2,620.82	$0.58 PEN1.94	-16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,352.32	$0.56 PEN1.89	-9.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP2,025.65	$0.46 PEN1.55	-13.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 COP2,143.99	$0.43 PEN1.46	-23.0%
Average			+14.1%

Manizales vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.4% more for transportation

	Manizales	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.97 COP15,099.24	$5.20 PEN17.47	+30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.99 COP110,218.59	$22.85 PEN76.80	-21.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,469.24 COP66,426,380.04	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	+14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.77 COP59,980.56	$21.70 PEN72.96	+37.6%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 43.8% more for housing

	Manizales	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.17 COP103,329.92	$24.99 PEN83.99	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.37 COP1,066,102.40	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	+135.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.24 COP902,086.64	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	+57.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.49 COP184,373.00	$43.53 PEN146.33	-10.2%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 18.2% less for childcare

	Manizales	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.80 COP984,094.52	$192.22 PEN646.14	-25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,203.05 COP34,994,401.10	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	-10.7%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Manizales	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 COP4,428.43	$2.28 PEN7.68	+96.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.42 COP5,412.52	$2.61 PEN8.79	+83.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.59 COP9,840.95	$5.71 PEN19.20	+120.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.12 COP110,710.63	$31.13 PEN104.64	+6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.49 COP13,285.28	$7.14 PEN24.00	+104.3%
Average			+82.4%

Manizales vs. Lima - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.5% more for clothing

	Manizales	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.55 COP154,174.81	$51.07 PEN171.67	+26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.78 COP124,651.97	$35.74 PEN120.13	+9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.01 COP262,425.21	$83.99 PEN282.34	+21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.70 COP246,023.63	$83.70 PEN281.36	+29.4%
Average			+21.5%

Manizales vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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