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Lima vs. Idaho Falls Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 33.5% cheaper than Idaho Falls.

Restaurants: pay 56.1% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 27.0% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 22.6% more in Lima
Housing: pay 55.5% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 67.5% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.8% less in Lima
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in Lima

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

Lima vs. Idaho Falls Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Idaho Falls, you would:

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pay 56.1% less for restaurants

	Idaho Falls	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.50	$4.28 PEN14.38	-75.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$7.14 PEN23.96	-35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21	$1.01 PEN3.37	-54.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.60	$0.65 PEN2.19	-59.2%
Average			-56.1%

Idaho Falls vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.0% less for groceries

	Idaho Falls	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23	$2.67 PEN8.95	-17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22	$4.52 PEN15.16	-13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.47	$5.76 PEN19.32	+66.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23	$2.96 PEN9.94	-29.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60	$2.63 PEN8.84	-42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54	$1.02 PEN3.41	-33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62	$0.51 PEN1.70	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21	$0.58 PEN1.93	-52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24	$0.56 PEN1.89	-54.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74	$0.46 PEN1.55	-37.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17	$0.43 PEN1.46	-62.9%
Average			-27.0%

Idaho Falls vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.6% more for transportation

	Idaho Falls	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36	$5.20 PEN17.44	+54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.85 PEN76.67
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,677.84	$19,990.85 PEN67,088.33	-42.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.93	$21.70 PEN72.84	+55.8%
Average			+22.6%

Idaho Falls vs. Lima - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.5% less for housing

	Idaho Falls	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.50	$24.99 PEN83.85	-56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,000.00	$661.42 PEN2,219.71	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,150.00	$374.24 PEN1,255.92	-67.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.08	$43.53 PEN146.09	-64.0%
Average			-55.5%

Idaho Falls vs. Lima - Cost of housing

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pay 67.5% less for childcare

	Idaho Falls	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$950.00	$192.22 PEN645.08	-79.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,333.33	$8,215.29 PEN27,570.11	-55.2%
Average			-67.5%

Idaho Falls vs. Lima - Cost of childcare

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pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Idaho Falls	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$2.28 PEN7.67	-49.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.14	$2.61 PEN8.77	-49.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$5.71 PEN19.17	-36.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.00	$31.13 PEN104.46	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.25	$7.14 PEN23.96	-46.1%
Average			-39.8%

Idaho Falls vs. Lima - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Idaho Falls	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.50	$51.07 PEN171.39	-12.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.17	$35.74 PEN119.93	-19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.00	$83.99 PEN281.88	-1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00	$83.70 PEN280.90	-11.9%
Average			-11.2%

Idaho Falls vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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