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Cornwall vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Cornwall is 51.3% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Cornwall
Groceries: pay 42.7% more in Cornwall
Transportation: pay 1.5% less in Cornwall
Housing: pay 91.7% more in Cornwall
Childcare: pay 53.3% more in Cornwall
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% more in Cornwall
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in Cornwall

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Cornwall are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Cornwall. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Cornwall.

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Cornwall vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Cornwall
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN14.95	$14.73 CA$20.62	+238.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.82	$11.22 CA$15.71	+61.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.74	$2.06 CA$2.88	+89.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$1.32 CA$1.84	+107.8%
Average			+134.8%

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pay 42.7% more for groceries

	Lima	Cornwall
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.84	$2.13 CA$2.98	-17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.56	$2.71 CA$3.79	-40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.89	$7.64 CA$10.70	+25.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN9.99	$2.56 CA$3.59	-12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.21	$4.69 CA$6.57	+74.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.13	$1.33 CA$1.87	+46.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.41 CA$0.58	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$1.57 CA$2.20	+148.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.32	$1.60 CA$2.24	+136.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$1.15 CA$1.60	+173.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.37	$1.03 CA$1.45	+158.1%
Average			+42.7%

Lima vs. Cornwall - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.5% less for transportation

	Lima	Cornwall
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN21.92	$4.11 CA$5.75	-35.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN90.98	$46.64 CA$65.31	+75.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,466.91	$25,795.92 CA$36,120.74	+17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.26	$12.34 CA$17.29	-38.8%
Average			-1.5%

Lima vs. Cornwall - Cost of transportation

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pay 91.7% more for housing

	Lima	Cornwall
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.54	$63.12 CA$88.39	+129.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,520.82	$1,034.53 CA$1,448.60	+40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,157.28	$911.79 CA$1,276.73	+170.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.21	$91.04 CA$127.49	+64.3%
Average			+91.7%

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pay 53.3% more for childcare

	Lima	Cornwall
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN614.50	$490.96 CA$687.47	+174.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN44,942.05	$11,222.02 CA$15,713.64	-14.3%
Average			+53.3%

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pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Cornwall
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN8.97	$4.54 CA$6.36	+73.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.11	$3.42 CA$4.79	+5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.78	$10.31 CA$14.44	+78.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.50	$19.64 CA$27.50	-39.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN24.91	$10.52 CA$14.73	+44.9%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Lima	Cornwall
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.20	$51.55 CA$72.18	-2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN119.75	$32.96 CA$46.16	-5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN287.31	$80.66 CA$112.94	-3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN270.86	$85.04 CA$119.08	+7.7%
Average			-1.1%

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