Cost of living comparison
Lima is 36.6% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Lima instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.90
|
$4.01
PEN15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.75
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$0.87
PEN3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.32
|
$0.60
PEN2.25
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$1.90
PEN7.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.56
|
$3.58
PEN13.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.10
|
$4.74
PEN17.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.35
|
$2.09
PEN7.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$2.36
PEN8.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$0.74
PEN2.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.95
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.42
PEN1.58
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.55
|
$5.56
PEN20.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.83
|
$16.75
PEN63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,898.07
|
$21,401.64
PEN80,596.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.73
|
$15.52
PEN58.43
|
|
pay 53.3% less for housing
Douglas
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.45
|
$28.39
PEN106.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£873.07
|
$503.74
PEN1,897.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£727.33
|
$328.82
PEN1,238.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.88
|
$55.84
PEN210.28
|
|
pay 72.1% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£671.38
|
$200.22
PEN754.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,173.55
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,293.08
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.48
|
$2.14
PEN8.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.90
|
$2.69
PEN10.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.34
|
$37.28
PEN140.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.96
|
$6.69
PEN25.19
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.29
|
$42.06
PEN158.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.25
|
$28.40
PEN106.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.44
|
$72.34
PEN272.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.44
|
$73.12
PEN275.37
|
|
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