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Battle Creek vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Battle Creek is 87.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Battle Creek
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Battle Creek
Transportation: pay 6.0% less in Battle Creek
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Battle Creek
Childcare: pay 7.7 times more in Battle Creek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.1% more in Battle Creek
Clothing: pay 7.4% more in Battle Creek

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Battle Creek are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Battle Creek.

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Battle Creek vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Battle Creek instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Battle Creek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.03	$15.00	+244.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.95	$10.00	+44.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.76	$2.26	+107.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$2.27	+258.6%
Average			+142.3%

Lima vs. Battle Creek - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Lima	Battle Creek
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.89	$3.12	+21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.65	$5.51	+21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN21.01	$2.82	-53.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.05	$4.70	+61.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.27	$4.33	+61.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$2.67	+192.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.65	$1.10	+129.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$2.05	+223.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.34	$3.00	+342.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.45	$1.67	+297.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$1.95	+386.9%
Average			+109.0%

Lima vs. Battle Creek - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.0% less for transportation

	Lima	Battle Creek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.04	$3.60	-43.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.51	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,904.49	$36,915.00	+67.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.66	$19.91	-1.3%
Average			-6.0%

Lima vs. Battle Creek - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Lima	Battle Creek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN95.09	$59.00	+114.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,535.44	$1,086.50	+47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,163.99	$876.50	+159.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN191.31	$162.50	+193.2%
Average			+109.2%

Lima vs. Battle Creek - Cost of housing

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pay 7.7 times more for childcare

	Lima	Battle Creek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN618.06	$1,372.22	+666.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,202.64	??
Average			+666.4%

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pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Battle Creek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.02	$3.80	+45.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.18	$4.55	+40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.89	$8.69	+50.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN112.14	$65.00	+100.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.06	$12.00	+65.3%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 7.4% more for clothing

	Lima	Battle Creek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN182.25	$53.33	+1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.44	$40.00	+14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.98	$80.00	-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN272.43	$95.00	+20.4%
Average			+7.4%

Lima vs. Battle Creek - Cost of clothing

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