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Lima vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 25.5% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 15.1% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 36.9% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 14.7% less in Lima
Housing: pay 42.5% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 53.0% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in Lima
Clothing: pay 6.1% more in Lima

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

Lima vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.1% less for restaurants

	Tokyo	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 ¥947	$5.23 PEN19.08	-19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.21 ¥758	$6.10 PEN22.26	+17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 ¥162	$0.83 PEN3.02	-25.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥108	$0.51 PEN1.86	-31.7%
Average			-15.1%

Tokyo vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.9% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 ¥238	$2.42 PEN8.85	+48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.01 ¥1,019	$4.22 PEN15.42	-39.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 ¥856	$4.95 PEN18.09	-15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ¥303	$2.70 PEN9.88	+29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ¥475	$2.25 PEN8.21	-31.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥346	$0.87 PEN3.20	-63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ¥155	$0.50 PEN1.84	-52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 ¥385	$0.48 PEN1.76	-81.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 ¥351	$0.52 PEN1.91	-78.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 ¥188	$0.53 PEN1.95	-58.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ¥184	$0.48 PEN1.74	-62.3%
Average			-36.9%

Tokyo vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.7% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 ¥643	$5.39 PEN19.67	+21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.62 ¥8,522	$23.85 PEN87.11	-59.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,767.76 ¥3,164,499	$23,163.52 PEN84,593.16	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.88 ¥4,053	$20.14 PEN73.56	-27.7%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 42.5% less for housing

	Tokyo	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.86 ¥4,632	$26.56 PEN97.01	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,120.28 ¥162,861	$575.58 PEN2,102.02	-48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$582.98 ¥84,751	$363.71 PEN1,328.25	-37.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.03 ¥19,485	$44.01 PEN160.71	-67.2%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 53.0% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$533.29 ¥77,528	$213.68 PEN780.36	-59.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,506.96 ¥2,108,956	$7,818.35 PEN28,552.61	-46.1%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 ¥473	$2.12 PEN7.74	-34.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 ¥495	$2.62 PEN9.57	-23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.91 ¥568	$5.30 PEN19.36	+35.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.16 ¥9,763	$30.52 PEN111.44	-54.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.38 ¥1,799	$7.95 PEN29.04	-35.8%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 6.1% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.60 ¥7,647	$42.79 PEN156.28	-18.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.87 ¥5,360	$34.98 PEN127.76	-5.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.41 ¥9,219	$85.21 PEN311.18	+34.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.89 ¥12,050	$94.35 PEN344.57	+13.8%
Average			+6.1%

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