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Palmerston North vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Palmerston North is 85.6% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Palmerston North
Groceries: pay 58.3% more in Palmerston North
Transportation: pay 56.1% more in Palmerston North
Housing: pay 57.5% more in Palmerston North
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Palmerston North
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.2% more in Palmerston North
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in Palmerston North

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

Palmerston North vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palmerston North instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Palmerston North
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+236.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$9.91 NZ$17.16	+38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$2.36 NZ$4.08	+134.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$2.01 NZ$3.48	+208.2%
Average			+154.6%

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pay 58.3% more for groceries

	Lima	Palmerston North
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.99 NZ$3.45	-25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$3.89 NZ$6.74	-13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$7.12 NZ$12.32	+23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$5.13 NZ$8.88	+73.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$3.99 NZ$6.91	+51.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.07 NZ$1.86	+5.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.80 NZ$1.39	+58.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.08 NZ$1.87	+87.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.48 NZ$2.55	+162.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.91 NZ$1.58	+98.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+119.8%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 56.1% more for transportation

	Lima	Palmerston North
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$6.11 NZ$10.57	+17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$70.50 NZ$122.03	+208.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$22,211.80 NZ$38,448.69	+11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$18.92 NZ$32.76	-12.8%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 57.5% more for housing

	Lima	Palmerston North
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$45.43 NZ$78.65	+81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$807.70 NZ$1,398.13	+22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$663.47 NZ$1,148.47	+77.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$64.71 NZ$112.00	+48.6%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Lima	Palmerston North
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$961.55 NZ$1,664.45	+400.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$4,843.04 NZ$8,383.31	-41.0%
Average			+179.6%

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pay 83.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Palmerston North
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$6.44 NZ$11.14	+181.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$3.32 NZ$5.74	+26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$17.88 NZ$30.96	+213.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$22.69 NZ$39.28	-27.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$8.65 NZ$14.98	+21.2%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Lima	Palmerston North
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$66.35 NZ$114.85	+29.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$36.06 NZ$62.42	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$87.26 NZ$151.05	+3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$87.98 NZ$152.30	+5.1%
Average			+9.9%

Lima vs. Palmerston North - Cost of clothing

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