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Owen Sound vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Owen Sound is 90.5% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Owen Sound
Groceries: pay 94.1% more in Owen Sound
Transportation: pay 22.4% more in Owen Sound
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Owen Sound
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Owen Sound
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.0% more in Owen Sound
Clothing: pay 5.6% less in Owen Sound

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

Owen Sound vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Owen Sound instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Owen Sound
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$21.53 CA$29.66	+402.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$11.30 CA$15.57	+58.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.79 CA$2.47	+78.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.72 CA$2.37	+163.8%
Average			+175.8%

Lima vs. Owen Sound - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.1% more for groceries

	Lima	Owen Sound
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$2.46 CA$3.39	-7.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$3.38 CA$4.66	-25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$8.12 CA$11.19	+41.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$3.20 CA$4.41	+8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$5.90 CA$8.14	+124.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.83 CA$2.52	+80.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.74 CA$1.02	+45.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.62 CA$2.23	+181.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.87 CA$2.58	+232.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.17 CA$1.61	+153.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$1.30 CA$1.80	+200.7%
Average			+94.1%

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pay 22.4% more for transportation

	Lima	Owen Sound
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$3.97 CA$5.47	-23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$48.80 CA$67.24	+113.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$24,382.26 CA$33,597.54	+22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$16.86 CA$23.24	-22.3%
Average			+22.4%

Lima vs. Owen Sound - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Lima	Owen Sound
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$54.84 CA$75.57	+119.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$1,052.46 CA$1,450.24	+59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$843.17 CA$1,161.84	+125.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$118.89 CA$163.83	+173.1%
Average			+119.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Lima	Owen Sound
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$551.59 CA$760.06	+187.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$16,504.56 CA$22,742.46	+100.9%
Average			+143.9%

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pay 84.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Owen Sound
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$4.31 CA$5.93	+88.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$3.06 CA$4.22	+17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$13.08 CA$18.02	+129.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	$82.52 CA$113.71	+165.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$8.61 CA$11.86	+20.6%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 5.6% less for clothing

	Lima	Owen Sound
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$42.70 CA$58.83	-16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$33.73 CA$46.47	-5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$66.98 CA$92.29	-20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$100.46 CA$138.43	+20.0%
Average			-5.6%

Lima vs. Owen Sound - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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