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Grants Pass vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Grants Pass is 2.1 times more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Grants Pass
Groceries: pay 73.3% more in Grants Pass
Transportation: pay 9.1% more in Grants Pass
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Grants Pass
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Grants Pass
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.5% more in Grants Pass
Clothing: pay 5.6% more in Grants Pass

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

Grants Pass vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Grants Pass instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Grants Pass
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.43	$15.00	+250.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.04	$9.00	+26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$2.00	+99.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.20	$1.00	+53.2%
Average			+107.1%

Lima vs. Grants Pass - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.3% more for groceries

	Lima	Grants Pass
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.98	$3.08	+15.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.21	$7.26	+60.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.39	$4.13	-28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.98	$4.06	+37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.87	$2.49	-5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.42	$2.00	+96.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.59	+16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.75	+202.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.90	$1.78	+215.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.88	+90.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.89	+105.1%
Average			+73.3%

Lima vs. Grants Pass - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

	Lima	Grants Pass
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.50	$3.49	-32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.94	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,325.84	$32,740.34	+63.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN73.10	$20.90	-3.7%
Average			+9.1%

Lima vs. Grants Pass - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Lima	Grants Pass
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN84.15	$79.99	+220.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,227.56	$1,250.00	+89.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,260.37	$1,300.00	+247.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.61	$154.85	+255.7%
Average			+203.1%

Lima vs. Grants Pass - Cost of housing

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Lima	Grants Pass
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN647.36	$1,075.00	+459.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,667.72	$16,500.00	+100.8%
Average			+280.1%

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pay 73.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Grants Pass
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.69	$5.00	+118.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.80	$4.00	+53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.24	$12.00	+110.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.83	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.04	$8.00	+12.1%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 5.6% more for clothing

	Lima	Grants Pass
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN172.00	$47.80	-6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.36	$47.25	+32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.88	$84.75	+0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.90	$80.00	-4.4%
Average			+5.6%

Lima vs. Grants Pass - Cost of clothing

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