Cost of living comparison
Lima is 1.2% more expensive than Kielce.
If you lived in Lima instead of Kielce, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
Kielce
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.89
PLN35.02
|
$4.03
PEN15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
PLN30.01
|
$6.18
PEN23.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
PLN7.40
|
$0.86
PEN3.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.47
|
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
Kielce
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
PLN4.84
|
$2.33
PEN8.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
PLN16.26
|
$3.60
PEN13.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
PLN14.81
|
$4.93
PEN18.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
PLN11.86
|
$2.67
PEN10.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
PLN11.52
|
$2.37
PEN8.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
$0.80
PEN2.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.77
|
$0.49
PEN1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
PLN2.66
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
PLN4.36
|
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.13
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Kielce
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
PLN24.85
|
$5.61
PEN21.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN110.05
|
$20.86
PEN78.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,644.33
PLN124,647.94
|
$21,497.63
PEN80,581.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.38
PLN33.02
|
$20.42
PEN76.55
|
|
pay 15.0% more for housing
Kielce
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
PLN50.02
|
$29.05
PEN108.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.67
PLN2,050.95
|
$557.54
PEN2,089.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$423.31
PLN1,667.44
|
$362.83
PEN1,360.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.53
PLN486.58
|
$47.53
PEN178.15
|
|
pay 32.0% more for childcare
Kielce
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.49
PLN750.35
|
$250.81
PEN940.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,587.73
PLN22,010.23
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,710.98
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kielce
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.05
PLN12.01
|
$2.15
PEN8.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
PLN10.67
|
$2.66
PEN9.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PLN18.01
|
$5.37
PEN20.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.87
PLN133.40
|
$30.70
PEN115.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.01
|
$6.72
PEN25.18
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Kielce
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.66
PLN290.13
|
$43.97
PEN164.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.84
PLN149.07
|
$31.91
PEN119.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.11
PLN339.17
|
$81.88
PEN306.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.90
PLN350.16
|
$91.53
PEN343.10
|
|
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