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Lima vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 30.1% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 57.0% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 30.4% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 14.3% less in Lima
Housing: pay 46.8% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 41.8% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in Lima
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Lima

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

Lima vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.0% less for restaurants

	Rome	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.65	$5.23 PEN19.64	-67.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.44	$6.10 PEN22.91	-43.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.18	$0.83 PEN3.11	-62.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.09	$0.51 PEN1.91	-54.7%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 30.4% less for groceries

	Rome	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.73	$2.42 PEN9.11	+36.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.82	$4.22 PEN15.87	-39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.04	$4.95 PEN18.62	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.66	$2.70 PEN10.17	-28.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.76	$2.25 PEN8.45	-54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.04	$0.87 PEN3.29	-18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.90	$0.50 PEN1.89	-45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$0.48 PEN1.81	-46.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.06	$0.52 PEN1.97	-52.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$0.53 PEN2.01	-26.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$0.48 PEN1.79	-39.3%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

	Rome	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.96	$5.39 PEN20.24	-24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.53	$23.85 PEN89.66	-36.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €26,089.66	$23,163.52 PEN87,068.02	-13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.70	$20.14 PEN75.71	+17.5%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 46.8% less for housing

	Rome	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.68	$26.56 PEN99.85	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,149.28	$575.58 PEN2,163.51	-51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €743.03	$363.71 PEN1,367.11	-52.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €162.87	$44.01 PEN165.42	-73.7%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 41.8% less for childcare

	Rome	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €495.46	$213.68 PEN803.19	-58.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,214.87	$7,818.35 PEN29,387.95	-25.5%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.22	$2.12 PEN7.97	-60.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.49	$2.62 PEN9.85	+71.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.26	$5.30 PEN19.92	-17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.78	$30.52 PEN114.70	-47.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.44	$7.95 PEN29.89	-25.8%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Rome	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.71	$42.79 PEN160.85	-34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.93	$34.98 PEN131.49	+13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €75.14	$85.21 PEN320.28	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.63	$94.35 PEN354.65	-7.8%
Average			-4.5%

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