Cost of living comparison

Guernsey

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Peru

Lima vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 60.4% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 65.1% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 53.2% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 27.6% less in Lima
Housing: pay 74.3% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 76.2% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.9% less in Lima
Clothing: pay 21.3% less in Lima

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

Lima vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Saint Peter Port, you would:

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pay 65.1% less for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.48 £15.37	$4.36 PEN15.00	-78.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.88 £7.41	$6.94 PEN23.91	-29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 £2.15	$1.09 PEN3.75	-62.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$0.63 PEN2.18	-73.9%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 53.2% less for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$2.57 PEN8.87	+20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$4.53 PEN15.62	-39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.14 £6.86	$6.09 PEN20.97	-33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$2.91 PEN10.03	-50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$2.68 PEN9.25	-52.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$0.91 PEN3.14	-57.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$0.48 PEN1.64	-54.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$0.63 PEN2.18	-78.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$0.68 PEN2.33	-57.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$0.42 PEN1.44	-67.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$0.40 PEN1.38	-63.6%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 27.6% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.12 £6.09	$6.39 PEN22.00	-21.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	$26.51 PEN91.33	-24.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	-38.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$20.18 PEN69.52	-21.8%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 74.3% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$27.55 PEN94.90	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	-68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	-85.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$55.42 PEN190.93	-46.5%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 76.2% less for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	$179.06 PEN616.82	-91.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	-33.9%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$2.61 PEN9.00	-62.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$3.24 PEN11.16	-32.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$5.76 PEN19.85	-66.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.34 £55.03	$32.49 PEN111.92	-55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	$7.26 PEN25.01	-39.0%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	$52.80 PEN181.88	-48.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	$34.89 PEN120.20	+17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.73 £87.58	$83.72 PEN288.40	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$78.93 PEN271.88	-11.5%
Average			-21.3%

Saint Peter Port vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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