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Lima vs. Paranaque City Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 80.4% more expensive than Paranaque City.

Restaurants: pay 72.2% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 2.6% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Lima
Housing: pay 15.9% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.1% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 49.2% more in Lima

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

Lima vs. Paranaque City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Paranaque City, you would:

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pay 72.2% more for restaurants

	Paranaque City	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 ₱241.87	$4.28 PEN14.43	+3.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.58 ₱151.17	$7.14 PEN24.04	+176.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 ₱46.11	$1.01 PEN3.38	+27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 ₱21.16	$0.65 PEN2.20	+80.7%
Average			+72.2%

Paranaque City vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6% more for groceries

	Paranaque City	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 ₱72.61	$2.67 PEN8.98	+115.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.58 ₱151.17	$4.52 PEN15.21	+75.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.62 ₱387.85	$5.76 PEN19.39	-13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ₱112.54	$2.96 PEN9.98	+54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 ₱109.71	$2.63 PEN8.87	+40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 ₱113.14	$1.02 PEN3.42	-47.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱40.23	$0.51 PEN1.71	-26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 ₱75.88	$0.58 PEN1.94	-55.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 ₱42.97	$0.56 PEN1.90	-23.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ₱44.19	$0.46 PEN1.55	-38.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ₱53.33	$0.43 PEN1.46	-52.3%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Paranaque City	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ₱241.36	$5.20 PEN17.50	+26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.32 ₱604.67	$22.85 PEN76.94	+121.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,224.21 ₱1,360,508.79	$19,990.85 PEN67,325.84	-13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.84 ₱166.28	$21.70 PEN73.10	+664.6%
Average			+199.5%

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pay 15.9% more for housing

	Paranaque City	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	$24.99 PEN84.15	-11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$331.16 ₱19,399.85	$661.42 PEN2,227.56	+99.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.55 ₱16,376.49	$374.24 PEN1,260.37	+33.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.28 ₱6,225.87	$43.53 PEN146.61	-59.0%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Paranaque City	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.85 ₱4,619.01	$192.22 PEN647.36	+143.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	$8,215.29 PEN27,667.72	+203.2%
Average			+173.5%

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pay 50.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Paranaque City	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱70.54	$2.28 PEN7.69	+89.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.89 ₱110.60	$2.61 PEN8.80	+38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.32 ₱136.05	$5.71 PEN19.24	+145.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 ₱2,519.46	$31.13 PEN104.83	-27.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱403.11	$7.14 PEN24.04	+3.8%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 49.2% more for clothing

	Paranaque City	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	$51.07 PEN172.00	+44.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.48 ₱907.01	$35.74 PEN120.36	+130.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.51 ₱3,779.19	$83.99 PEN282.88	+30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.18 ₱5,341.26	$83.70 PEN281.90	-8.2%
Average			+49.2%

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