Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 12.2% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Lima, you would:
pay 38.1% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.11
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.29
|
$1.19
$250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.25
|
$0.64
$134
|
|
pay 88.8% more for groceries
Lima
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.16
|
$1.49
$313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.50
|
$4.89
$1,025
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.85
|
$12.79
$2,683
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.87
|
$2.90
$609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.88
|
$2.49
$523
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.81
|
$2.30
$481
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.48
$311
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.63
$132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.58
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
Lima
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.94
|
$3.78
$792
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN63.08
|
$33.09
$6,940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,596.89
|
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.43
|
$21.27
$4,462
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
Lima
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.93
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,897.03
|
$360.46
$75,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,238.31
|
$228.98
$48,024
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN210.28
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
|
pay 67.9% less for childcare
Lima
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN754.00
|
$94.55
$19,829
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,293.08
|
$954.92
$200,274
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.06
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.13
|
$3.43
$719
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN140.40
|
$28.36
$5,949
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.19
|
$6.15
$1,289
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Lima
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN158.41
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.95
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN272.43
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN275.37
|
$62.24
$13,054
|
|
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