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Lima vs. Petaling Jaya Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 39.6% more expensive than Petaling Jaya.

Restaurants: pay 39.1% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 9.5% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Lima
Housing: pay 24.7% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 14.3% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 37.7% more in Lima

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

Lima vs. Petaling Jaya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Petaling Jaya, you would:

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pay 39.1% more for restaurants

	Petaling Jaya	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.55 MYR14.61	$4.28 PEN14.40	+20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.48	$7.14 PEN24.00	+50.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MYR3.23	$1.01 PEN3.38	+27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 MYR1.70	$0.65 PEN2.19	+57.4%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 9.5% more for groceries

	Petaling Jaya	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 MYR4.06	$2.67 PEN8.96	+170.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.33 MYR21.92	$4.52 PEN15.19	-15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.24 MYR29.75	$5.76 PEN19.35	-20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MYR9.16	$2.96 PEN9.96	+33.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 MYR6.25	$2.63 PEN8.85	+73.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 MYR5.08	$1.02 PEN3.41	-17.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 MYR3.20	$0.51 PEN1.71	-34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 MYR4.72	$0.58 PEN1.94	-49.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 MYR2.31	$0.56 PEN1.89
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.18	$0.46 PEN1.55	-13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.55	$0.43 PEN1.46	-30.0%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Petaling Jaya	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.56	$5.20 PEN17.47	+182.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.71	$22.85 PEN76.80	+92.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,621.80 MYR129,997.22	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.85 MYR15.83	$21.70 PEN72.96	+463.6%
Average			+175.6%

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pay 24.7% more for housing

	Petaling Jaya	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.69 MYR93.28	$24.99 PEN83.99	+10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$465.05 MYR1,911.81	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	+42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.29 MYR1,419.51	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	+8.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.51 MYR129.55	$43.53 PEN146.32	+38.1%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 14.3% less for childcare

	Petaling Jaya	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.86 MYR944.95	$192.22 PEN646.12	-16.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.19 MYR38,479.74	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	-12.2%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Petaling Jaya	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 MYR14.61	$2.28 PEN7.68	-35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 MYR12.11	$2.61 PEN8.79	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 MYR17.49	$5.71 PEN19.20	+34.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.94 MYR135.41	$31.13 PEN104.63	-5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.46	$7.14 PEN24.00	+43.5%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 37.7% more for clothing

	Petaling Jaya	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.76 MYR204.58	$51.07 PEN171.67	+2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MYR141.90	$35.74 PEN120.12	+3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.55 MYR220.16	$83.99 PEN282.33	+56.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.55 MYR183.14	$83.70 PEN281.35	+87.9%
Average			+37.7%

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