Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

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Peru

Lima vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 2.0 times more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 34.4% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 5.1% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 21.0% more in Lima
Housing: pay 6.1 times more in Lima
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.0% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 25.8% less in Lima

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Lima are more expensive than in Maseru. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Lima. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Lima.

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Lima vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.4% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$4.36 PEN15.00	-51.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$6.94 PEN23.91	-17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.09 PEN3.75	+2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.63 PEN2.18	-24.8%
Average			-34.4%

Maseru vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.1% less for groceries

	Maseru	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$2.57 PEN8.87	+211.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$4.53 PEN15.62	+37.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$6.09 PEN20.97	+39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$2.91 PEN10.03	+89.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$2.68 PEN9.25	-3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$0.91 PEN3.14	+6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.48 PEN1.64	-53.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.63 PEN2.18	-48.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$0.68 PEN2.33	-37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.42 PEN1.44	-40.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.40 PEN1.38	-45.1%
Average			-5.1%

Maseru vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.0% more for transportation

	Maseru	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$6.39 PEN22.00	+28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$26.51 PEN91.33	-11.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	+4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$20.18 PEN69.52	+235.8%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 6.1 times more for housing

	Maseru	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$27.55 PEN94.90	-28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	+688.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	+506.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$55.42 PEN190.93
Average			+505.5%

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$179.06 PEN616.82	+243.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	+1008.2%
Average			+517.4%

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pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$2.61 PEN9.00	+45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$3.24 PEN11.16	+61.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$5.76 PEN19.85	+12.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$32.49 PEN111.92	+41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.26 PEN25.01
Average			+43.0%

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pay 25.8% less for clothing

	Maseru	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$52.80 PEN181.88	+14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$34.89 PEN120.20	-37.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$83.72 PEN288.40	-19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$78.93 PEN271.88	-47.5%
Average			-25.8%

Maseru vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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