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Kolin vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Kolin is 80.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 89.5% more in Kolin
Groceries: pay 43.5% more in Kolin
Transportation: pay 10.6% more in Kolin
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Kolin
Childcare: pay 99.2% more in Kolin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.3% more in Kolin
Clothing: pay 41.6% more in Kolin

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

Kolin vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 89.5% more for restaurants

	Lima	Kolin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.68	$9.60 CZK201.59	+124.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.46	$9.60 CZK201.59	+34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.44	$1.98 CZK41.47	+96.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.24	$1.32 CZK27.79	+102.8%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

	Lima	Kolin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN9.13	$1.52 CZK32.00	-42.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.48	$6.63 CZK139.20	+46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.72	$4.45 CZK93.43	-22.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN10.15	$3.29 CZK69.03	+11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN9.02	$4.48 CZK94.07	+70.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.48	$0.80 CZK16.76	-21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.74	$0.80 CZK16.76	+57.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.97	$0.99 CZK20.76	+71.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.93	$1.92 CZK40.33	+241.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.58	$0.61 CZK12.84	+32.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.49	$0.58 CZK12.27	+34.7%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

	Lima	Kolin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.80	$6.65 CZK139.62	+28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN78.28	$24.01 CZK503.99	+5.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN68,491.17	$26,409.53 CZK554K	+32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN74.36	$16.71 CZK350.77	-23.0%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Lima	Kolin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN85.61	$21.30 CZK447.05	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,266.12	$1,344.49 CZK28,223.17	+103.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,282.18	$1,200.43 CZK25,199.26	+220.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN149.14	$245.32 CZK5,149.71	+463.6%
Average			+193.2%

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pay 99.2% more for childcare

	Lima	Kolin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN658.57	$440.16 CZK9,239.73	+129.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN28,146.61	$13,909.02 CZK292K	+69.3%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 88.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Kolin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.83	$2.21 CZK46.37	-3.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.96	$3.47 CZK72.76	+32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.57	$7.30 CZK153.21	+27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN106.65	$129.65 CZK2,721.52	+316.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.46	$12.00 CZK251.99	+68.1%
Average			+88.3%

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pay 41.6% more for clothing

	Lima	Kolin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN174.98	$95.58 CZK2,006.49	+87.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN122.44	$40.57 CZK851.65	+13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN287.77	$101.12 CZK2,122.67	+20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN286.78	$121.57 CZK2,552.00	+45.2%
Average			+41.6%

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