Cost of living comparison
Lima is 14.9% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Lima instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,996.86
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,797.17
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.61
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD139.78
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD351.95
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,033.97
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,916.66
|
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD566.61
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD547.48
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD374.56
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD212.82
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.07
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD237.97
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.25
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD184.72
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD831.90
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,990.58
|
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,294,820.68
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,090.43
|
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
|
pay 15.9% less for housing
Georgetown
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,603.62
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,167.65
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD53,977.65
|
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,110.44
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
|
pay 68.1% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,544.29
|
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,233,447.20
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.25
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD912.85
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.28
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,416.91
|
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,297.96
|
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,632.43
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,817.90
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,979.60
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,146.00
|
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
|
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