Cost of living comparison
George Town is 3.4 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in George Town instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Lima
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$4.57
KYD3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 55.4% more for transportation
Lima
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
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pay 5.3 times more for housing
Lima
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,250.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,583.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Lima
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$66.79
KYD55.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Lima
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
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