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Lima vs. Punta Arenas Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 16.9% cheaper than Punta Arenas.

Restaurants: pay 45.3% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 25.0% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 11.2% more in Lima
Housing: pay 9.4% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 11.9% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% less in Lima
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Lima

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are lower in Lima.

Lima vs. Punta Arenas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Punta Arenas, you would:

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pay 45.3% less for restaurants

	Punta Arenas	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.02 CLF0.2600	$4.28 PEN14.40	-61.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 CLF0.1900	$7.14 PEN24.00	-12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CLF0.0500	$1.01 PEN3.38	-53.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 CLF0.0300	$0.65 PEN2.19	-54.4%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 25.0% less for groceries

	Punta Arenas	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$2.67 PEN8.96	+71.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.35 CLF0.1700	$4.52 PEN15.19	-38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.84 CLF0.1100	$5.76 PEN19.35	+19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 CLF0.1000	$2.96 PEN9.96	-30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.16 CLF0.1000	$2.63 PEN8.85	-36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$1.02 PEN3.41	-12.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 CLF0.0200	$0.51 PEN1.71	-51.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 CLF0.0200	$0.58 PEN1.94	-43.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 CLF0.0400	$0.56 PEN1.89	-63.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$0.46 PEN1.55	-30.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CLF0.0300	$0.43 PEN1.46	-59.4%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 11.2% more for transportation

	Punta Arenas	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.57 CLF0.1300	$5.20 PEN17.47	-6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 CLF0.4700	$22.85 PEN76.80	+14.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,847.58 CLF419.1900	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.32 CLF0.4100	$21.70 PEN72.96	+25.3%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 9.4% less for housing

	Punta Arenas	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.34 CLF0.5000	$24.99 PEN83.99	+17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.92 CLF13.8100	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	+12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.46 CLF9.1700	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	-4.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.30 CLF2.7600	$43.53 PEN146.32	-62.9%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 11.9% less for childcare

	Punta Arenas	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 CLF9.8600	$192.22 PEN646.12	-54.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,299.15 CLF147.9500	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	+30.4%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Punta Arenas	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 CLF0.0900	$2.28 PEN7.68	-36.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 CLF0.0900	$2.61 PEN8.79	-32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.35 CLF0.1300	$5.71 PEN19.20	+6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.24 CLF1.1100	$31.13 PEN104.63	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 CLF0.1500	$7.14 PEN24.00	+8.8%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Punta Arenas	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.37 CLF1.4200	$51.07 PEN171.67	-15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$35.74 PEN120.12	-14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.74 CLF2.3400	$83.99 PEN282.33	-15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.23 CLF3.0800	$83.70 PEN281.35	-36.2%
Average			-20.6%

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