Cost of living comparison
Lima is 40.7% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Lima instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.02
|
$0.87
PEN3.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.14
|
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD311.73
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,019.69
|
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,669.31
|
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD605.83
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD520.36
|
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD478.87
|
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.27
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD309.08
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD178.47
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.09
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.46
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD788.14
|
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,903.63
|
$16.75
PEN62.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,254,569.96
|
$21,401.64
PEN79,670.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,438.05
|
$15.52
PEN57.76
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,426.34
|
$28.39
PEN105.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,200.29
|
$503.74
PEN1,875.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,770.68
|
$328.82
PEN1,224.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,654.39
|
$55.84
PEN207.87
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,724.67
|
$200.22
PEN745.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,219.13
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,048.44
|
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD715.02
|
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,917.40
|
$37.28
PEN138.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,282.10
|
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,506.47
|
$42.06
PEN156.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,697.96
|
$28.40
PEN105.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,793.50
|
$72.34
PEN269.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD12,985.41
|
$73.12
PEN272.21
|
|
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