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Lima vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 14.7% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.6% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 28.3% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 12.3% more in Lima
Housing: pay 62.7% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 8.5% more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3% less in Lima
Clothing: pay 3.9% more in Lima

The cost of transportation, childcare, and clothing in Lima are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lima.

Lima vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 28.6% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK50.77	$5.23 PEN19.12	-57.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.46	$6.10 PEN22.31	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.26	$0.83 PEN3.03	+4.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.66	$0.51 PEN1.86	-42.9%
Average			-28.6%

Papua New Guinea vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.3% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.09	$2.42 PEN8.87	+63.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.01	$4.22 PEN15.45	+92.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.77	$4.95 PEN18.12	-29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.11	$2.70 PEN9.90	-26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.43	$2.25 PEN8.22	-31.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.38	$0.87 PEN3.20	-43.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.90	$0.50 PEN1.84	-57.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.15	$0.48 PEN1.76	-72.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.29	$0.52 PEN1.91	-74.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.45	$0.53 PEN1.95	-66.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.60	$0.48 PEN1.74	-65.1%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.59	$5.39 PEN19.71	+25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.43	$23.85 PEN87.29	+42.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,114.92	$23,163.52 PEN84,771.36	-10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.38	$20.14 PEN73.71	-8.6%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 62.7% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,269.32	$26.56 PEN97.21	-91.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,620.41	$575.58 PEN2,106.44	-75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,498.02	$363.71 PEN1,331.05	-40.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK320.32	$44.01 PEN161.05	-43.7%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 8.5% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,026.68	$213.68 PEN782.00	-56.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,447.41	$7,818.35 PEN28,612.76	+73.8%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.15	$2.12 PEN7.76	-14.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.51	$2.62 PEN9.59	+42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.67	$5.30 PEN19.40	-29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK185.32	$30.52 PEN111.68	-32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.54	$7.95 PEN29.10	-8.3%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 3.9% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK160.95	$42.79 PEN156.61	+9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK182.78	$34.98 PEN128.02	-21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK264.02	$85.21 PEN311.83	+32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK403.64	$94.35 PEN345.29	-4.1%
Average			+3.9%

Papua New Guinea vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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