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Lima vs. Fort Erie Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 28.3% cheaper than Fort Erie.

Restaurants: pay 45.8% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 3.3% less in Lima
Housing: pay 26.6% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 56.5% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% less in Lima
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Lima

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

Lima vs. Fort Erie Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Fort Erie, you would:

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pay 45.8% less for restaurants

	Fort Erie	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.34 CA$19.48	$4.28 PEN14.68	-70.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.04 CA$13.63	$7.14 PEN24.46	-28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 CA$2.05	$1.01 PEN3.44	-33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CA$1.80	$0.65 PEN2.24	-50.8%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Fort Erie	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.15 CA$2.92	$2.67 PEN9.13	+23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.87 CA$3.90	$4.52 PEN15.48	+57.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.67 CA$11.77	$5.76 PEN19.72	-33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 CA$4.46	$2.96 PEN10.15	-9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.55 CA$6.18	$2.63 PEN9.02	-42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 CA$1.77	$1.02 PEN3.48	-22.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 CA$0.64	$0.51 PEN1.74	+7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 CA$1.61	$0.58 PEN1.97	-51.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 CA$1.70	$0.56 PEN1.93	-55.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 CA$0.99	$0.46 PEN1.58	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.12 CA$1.52	$0.43 PEN1.49	-61.3%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 3.3% less for transportation

	Fort Erie	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.02 CA$5.45	$5.20 PEN17.80	+29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.24 CA$102.15	$22.85 PEN78.28	-69.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,369.83 CA$33,088.14	$19,990.85 PEN68,491.17	-18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.99 CA$20.35	$21.70 PEN74.36	+44.8%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 26.6% less for housing

	Fort Erie	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.45 CA$53.56	$24.99 PEN85.61	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.92 CA$730.36	$661.42 PEN2,266.12	+23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.33 CA$866.69	$374.24 PEN1,282.18	-41.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.81 CA$121.94	$43.53 PEN149.14	-51.5%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

	Fort Erie	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$645.50 CA$876.43	$192.22 PEN658.57	-70.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,344.48 CA$19,476.21	$8,215.29 PEN28,146.61	-42.7%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Fort Erie	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.38 CA$7.30	$2.28 PEN7.83	-57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.03	$2.61 PEN8.96	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.19 CA$16.55	$5.71 PEN19.57	-53.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.45 CA$53.56	$31.13 PEN106.65	-21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.99 CA$18.99	$7.14 PEN24.46	-49.0%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Fort Erie	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.58 CA$75.47	$51.07 PEN174.98	-8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.62 CA$63.30	$35.74 PEN122.44	-23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.27 CA$114.42	$83.99 PEN287.77	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.72 CA$97.38	$83.70 PEN286.78	+16.7%
Average			-3.8%

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