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Lima vs. Jonesboro Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 27.5% cheaper than Jonesboro.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 12.7% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 40.8% more in Lima
Housing: pay 60.4% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 74.9% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.1% less in Lima
Clothing: pay 4.3% more in Lima

The cost of transportation and clothing in Lima are more expensive than in Jonesboro. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Lima.

Lima vs. Jonesboro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Jonesboro, you would:

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pay 55.2% less for restaurants

	Jonesboro	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$4.28 PEN14.43	-71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$7.14 PEN24.04	-28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.40	$1.01 PEN3.38	-58.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75	$0.65 PEN2.20	-62.7%
Average			-55.2%

Jonesboro vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.7% less for groceries

	Jonesboro	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$3.21	$2.67 PEN8.98	-17.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20	$4.52 PEN15.21	+104.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.00	$5.76 PEN19.39	+44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.25	$2.96 PEN9.98	-8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.66	$2.63 PEN8.87	-1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.02 PEN3.42	-49.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.51 PEN1.71	-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.58 PEN1.94	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.56 PEN1.90	-65.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70	$0.46 PEN1.55	-34.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.43 PEN1.46	-56.6%
Average			-12.7%

Jonesboro vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.8% more for transportation

	Jonesboro	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73	$5.20 PEN17.50	+90.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.85 PEN76.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,500.00	$19,990.85 PEN67,325.84	-18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.43	$21.70 PEN73.10	+50.4%
Average			+40.8%

Jonesboro vs. Lima - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.4% less for housing

	Jonesboro	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.50	$24.99 PEN84.15	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,200.00	$661.42 PEN2,227.56	-44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$875.00	$374.24 PEN1,260.37	-57.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.24	$43.53 PEN146.61	-74.1%
Average			-60.4%

Jonesboro vs. Lima - Cost of housing

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pay 74.9% less for childcare

	Jonesboro	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$766.67	$192.22 PEN647.36	-74.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,215.29 PEN27,667.72
Average			-74.9%

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pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Jonesboro	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$2.28 PEN7.69	-49.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88	$2.61 PEN8.80	-46.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$5.71 PEN19.24	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.98	$31.13 PEN104.83	-15.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$7.14 PEN24.04	-40.5%
Average			-34.1%

Jonesboro vs. Lima - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

	Jonesboro	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00	$51.07 PEN172.00	+2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.67	$35.74 PEN120.36	-2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.17	$83.99 PEN282.88	+6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.00	$83.70 PEN281.90	+11.6%
Average			+4.3%

Jonesboro vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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