Cost of living comparison
Lima is 47.1% cheaper than Colorado Springs.
If you lived in Lima instead of Colorado Springs, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
Colorado Springs
|
Lima
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$4.03
PEN14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.18
PEN22.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.15
|
$0.86
PEN3.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.12
|
$0.55
PEN2.01
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
Colorado Springs
|
Lima
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.55
|
$2.33
PEN8.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
|
$3.60
PEN13.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.07
|
$4.93
PEN18.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.30
|
$2.67
PEN9.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.14
|
$2.37
PEN8.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
|
$0.80
PEN2.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.49
PEN1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
|
$0.48
PEN1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
Colorado Springs
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
|
$5.61
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.00
|
$20.86
PEN76.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,865.00
|
$21,497.63
PEN79,269.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
|
$20.42
PEN75.31
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Colorado Springs
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.00
|
$29.05
PEN107.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$557.54
PEN2,055.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,300.00
|
$362.83
PEN1,337.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.47
|
$47.53
PEN175.25
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
Colorado Springs
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,666.67
|
$250.81
PEN924.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,500.00
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,259.84
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
Colorado Springs
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.15
PEN7.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.69
|
$2.66
PEN9.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.98
|
$5.37
PEN19.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.50
|
$30.70
PEN113.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$6.72
PEN24.77
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Colorado Springs
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.00
|
$43.97
PEN162.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$31.91
PEN117.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.33
|
$81.88
PEN301.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.25
|
$91.53
PEN337.51
|
|
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