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Sault Ste. Marie vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Sault Ste. Marie is 67.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Sault Ste. Marie
Groceries: pay 58.8% more in Sault Ste. Marie
Transportation: pay 38.6% more in Sault Ste. Marie
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Sault Ste. Marie
Childcare: pay 61.2% more in Sault Ste. Marie
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.1% more in Sault Ste. Marie
Clothing: pay 1.2% more in Sault Ste. Marie

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

Sault Ste. Marie vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sault Ste. Marie instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Sault Ste. Marie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$16.50 CA$22.82	+285.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$9.75 CA$13.49	+36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.73 CA$2.39	+72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.29 CA$1.78	+97.0%
Average			+122.8%

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pay 58.8% more for groceries

	Lima	Sault Ste. Marie
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$2.25 CA$3.11	-15.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$4.37 CA$6.04	-3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$9.95 CA$13.76	+72.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.81 CA$3.89	-5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$4.59 CA$6.35	+74.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.38 CA$1.91	+36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.50 CA$0.69	-1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.31 CA$1.81	+127.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.58 CA$2.18	+180.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.99 CA$1.37	+115.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.72 CA$0.99	+65.1%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 38.6% more for transportation

	Lima	Sault Ste. Marie
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$4.06 CA$5.62	-21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$57.41 CA$79.39	+151.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	+22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$22.35 CA$30.91	+3.0%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Lima	Sault Ste. Marie
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$68.03 CA$94.07	+172.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$873.07 CA$1,207.32	+32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$908.95 CA$1,256.94	+142.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$124.38 CA$172.00	+185.7%
Average			+133.2%

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pay 61.2% more for childcare

	Lima	Sault Ste. Marie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$502.31 CA$694.62	+161.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$5,023.13 CA$6,946.23	-38.9%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Sault Ste. Marie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$4.31 CA$5.95	+88.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$3.44 CA$4.76	+31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$11.48 CA$15.88	+101.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$32.29 CA$44.65	+3.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$12.18 CA$16.84	+70.6%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 1.2% more for clothing

	Lima	Sault Ste. Marie
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$45.45 CA$62.85	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$35.88 CA$49.62	+0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$60.82 CA$84.10	-27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$119.60 CA$165.39	+42.9%
Average			+1.2%

Lima vs. Sault Ste. Marie - 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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