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Lima vs. Jordan Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 34.7% more expensive than Jordan overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.4% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 61.9% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 13.5% more in Lima
Housing: pay 44.8% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 61.7% more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% less in Lima
Clothing: pay 22.0% more in Lima

The cost of groceries, childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation in Lima are more expensive than in Jordan.

Lima vs. Jordan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.4% more for restaurants

	Jordan	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.58 JOD3.250	$4.28 PEN14.40	-6.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 JOD4.250	$7.14 PEN24.00	+19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$1.01 PEN3.38	+108.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 JOD0.250	$0.65 PEN2.19	+84.4%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 61.9% more for groceries

	Jordan	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 JOD0.360	$2.67 PEN8.96	+427.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 JOD2.250	$4.52 PEN15.19	+42.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.16 JOD3.660	$5.76 PEN19.35	+11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 JOD1.400	$2.96 PEN9.96	+49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 JOD1.760	$2.63 PEN8.85	+6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 JOD0.520	$1.02 PEN3.41	+38.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 JOD0.490	$0.51 PEN1.71	-26.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 JOD0.380	$0.58 PEN1.94	+7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 JOD0.230	$0.56 PEN1.89	+76.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 JOD0.270	$0.46 PEN1.55	+20.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 JOD0.240	$0.43 PEN1.46	+27.2%
Average			+61.9%

Jordan vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.5% more for transportation

	Jordan	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 JOD3.610	$5.20 PEN17.47	+2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.73 JOD22.500	$22.85 PEN76.80	-28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,506.35 JOD17,375.000	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	-18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 JOD7.750	$21.70 PEN72.96	+98.4%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 44.8% more for housing

	Jordan	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.97 JOD21.950	$24.99 PEN83.99	-19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.86 JOD192.750	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	+143.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.86 JOD132.480	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	+100.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.30 JOD56.220	$43.53 PEN146.32	-45.1%
Average			+44.8%

Jordan vs. Lima - Cost of housing

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pay 61.7% more for childcare

	Jordan	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.67 JOD126.680	$192.22 PEN646.12	+7.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,807.34 JOD2,699.400	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	+115.8%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Jordan	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.11 JOD3.620	$2.28 PEN7.68	-55.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 JOD1.840	$2.61 PEN8.79	+0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 JOD2.550	$5.71 PEN19.20	+58.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.35 JOD33.570	$31.13 PEN104.63	-34.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.58 JOD7.500	$7.14 PEN24.00	-32.5%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 22.0% more for clothing

	Jordan	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.69 JOD26.720	$51.07 PEN171.67	+35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.56 JOD25.920	$35.74 PEN120.12	-2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.57 JOD47.910	$83.99 PEN282.33	+24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.14 JOD45.480	$83.70 PEN281.35	+30.5%
Average			+22.0%

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