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Bloomington vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Bloomington is 86.9% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Bloomington
Groceries: pay 73.2% more in Bloomington
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Bloomington
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Bloomington
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Bloomington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.6% more in Bloomington
Clothing: pay 18.3% more in Bloomington

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

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Bloomington vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Bloomington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.03	$18.00	+313.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.95	$12.00	+72.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.76	$2.37	+117.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.72	+172.3%
Average			+174.1%

Lima vs. Bloomington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.2% more for groceries

	Lima	Bloomington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.89	$2.38	-7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.65	$6.61	+45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN21.01	$4.00	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.05	$3.73	+28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.27	$3.50	+30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.63	+79.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.65	$0.71	+49.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$2.50	+295.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.34	$1.59	+134.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.45	$1.57	+274.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$1.22	+203.9%
Average			+73.2%

Lima vs. Bloomington - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Lima	Bloomington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.04	$3.67	-42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.51	$40.00	+50.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,904.49	$35,052.00	+59.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.66	$15.93	-21.1%
Average			+2.5%

Lima vs. Bloomington - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Lima	Bloomington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN95.09	$75.62	+174.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,535.44	$1,255.00	+70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,163.99	$955.00	+183.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN191.31	$152.94	+175.9%
Average			+130.1%

Lima vs. Bloomington - Cost of housing

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Lima	Bloomington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN618.06	$1,402.78	+683.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,202.64	$23,800.00	+81.7%
Average			+277.3%

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pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Bloomington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.02	$5.70	+118.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.18	$5.12	+58.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.89	$8.03	+39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN112.14	$60.45	+86.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.06	$10.00	+37.8%
Average			+67.6%

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pay 18.3% more for clothing

	Lima	Bloomington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN182.25	$59.00	+11.7%
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	$85.00	+1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN272.43	$119.00	+50.8%
Average			+18.3%

Lima vs. Bloomington - Cost of clothing

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