Cost of living comparison

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Lima vs. Kodiak Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 55.0% cheaper than Kodiak.

Restaurants
pay 75.8% less in Lima
Groceries
pay 55.3% less in Lima
Transportation
pay 58.8% more in Lima
Housing
pay 68.6% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports
pay 54.7% less in Lima

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

Lima vs. Kodiak Cost Breakdown

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

pay 75.8% less for restaurants

 
Kodiak
Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $39.00
 
$4.36
PEN15.03
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.00
 
$6.94
PEN23.95
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.00
 
$1.09
PEN3.76

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pay 55.3% less for groceries

 
Kodiak
Lima
Bread
1 loaf
$4.40
 
$2.57
PEN8.89
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.92
 
$4.53
PEN15.65
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $6.09
PEN21.01

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pay 58.8% more for transportation

 
Kodiak
Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.02
 
$6.39
PEN22.04
Monthly public transit pass ?? $26.51
PEN91.51
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $21,990.00
PEN75,904.49

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pay 68.6% less for housing

 
Kodiak
Lima
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$100.00
 
$27.55
PEN95.09
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,700.00
 
$734.53
PEN2,535.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,533.00
 
$337.21
PEN1,163.99

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Kodiak
Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $179.06
PEN618.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $13,095.48
PEN45,202.64

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pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kodiak
Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.50
 
$2.61
PEN9.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00
 
$3.24
PEN11.18
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $5.76
PEN19.89

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Kodiak
Lima
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $52.80
PEN182.25
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $34.89
PEN120.44
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $83.72
PEN288.98

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