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Kristiansand vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Kristiansand is 2.2 times more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Kristiansand
Groceries: pay 95.5% more in Kristiansand
Transportation: pay 81.4% more in Kristiansand
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Kristiansand
Childcare: pay 63.3% more in Kristiansand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Kristiansand
Clothing: pay 56.6% more in Kristiansand

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

Kristiansand vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Kristiansand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$24.94 NOK252.10	+482.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$14.72 NOK148.74	+106.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$3.11 NOK31.46	+209.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$2.27 NOK22.94	+247.7%
Average			+261.4%

Lima vs. Kristiansand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.5% more for groceries

	Lima	Kristiansand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$3.25 NOK32.84	+21.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$5.62 NOK56.81	+24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$7.93 NOK80.16	+37.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$4.20 NOK42.42	+41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$6.29 NOK63.58	+138.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.59 NOK16.09	+56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$1.03 NOK10.37	+102.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.49 NOK15.09	+159.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.83 NOK18.52	+225.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.00 NOK10.14	+117.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.97 NOK9.83	+124.2%
Average			+95.5%

Lima vs. Kristiansand - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.4% more for transportation

	Lima	Kristiansand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$8.00 NOK80.87	+54.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$66.75 NOK674.61	+192.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$34,920.78 NOK352,937.36	+74.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$22.75 NOK229.91	+4.8%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Lima	Kristiansand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$37.39 NOK377.90	+49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$997.74 NOK10,083.92	+50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$873.02 NOK8,823.43	+133.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$164.64 NOK1,664.00	+278.2%
Average			+128.0%

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pay 63.3% more for childcare

	Lima	Kristiansand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$249.67 NOK2,523.38	+29.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$16,158.34 NOK163,309.16	+96.7%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Kristiansand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$8.98 NOK90.76	+293.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$4.79 NOK48.40	+83.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$15.96 NOK161.34	+179.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$40.87 NOK413.10	+31.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$14.72 NOK148.74	+106.1%
Average			+138.6%

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pay 56.6% more for clothing

	Lima	Kristiansand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$102.33 NOK1,034.21	+100.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$46.56 NOK470.58	+30.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$98.08 NOK991.25	+16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$149.66 NOK1,512.59	+78.8%
Average			+56.6%

Lima vs. Kristiansand - Cost of clothing

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