Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 56.4% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Lima, you would:
pay 59.3% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN14.86
|
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN22.79
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.19
|
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.01
|
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
|
pay 73.9% more for groceries
Lima
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.61
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.28
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.18
|
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.85
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.73
|
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN2.94
|
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.79
|
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.75
|
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
Lima
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN20.70
|
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN76.90
|
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN79,269.32
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN75.31
|
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
Lima
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN107.12
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,055.83
|
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,337.87
|
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN175.25
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN924.81
|
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,259.84
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN7.93
|
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN9.80
|
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.82
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN113.19
|
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN24.77
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Lima
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN162.12
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN117.66
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN301.93
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN337.51
|
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
|
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