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Sombor vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Sombor is 8.7% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 76.0% more in Sombor
Groceries: pay 5.9% less in Sombor
Transportation: pay 21.4% more in Sombor
Housing: pay 4.2% more in Sombor
Childcare: pay 28.3% less in Sombor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in Sombor
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Sombor

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, and housing in Sombor are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Sombor. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Sombor.

Sombor vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.0% more for restaurants

	Lima	Sombor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.43	$7.98 RSD798	+86.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.04	$7.98 RSD798	+11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.99 RSD199	+98.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.20	$1.36 RSD136	+107.6%
Average			+76.0%

Lima vs. Sombor - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9% less for groceries

	Lima	Sombor
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.98	$0.63 RSD63	-76.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.21	$4.74 RSD474	+4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.39	$4.83 RSD483	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.98	$2.19 RSD219	-26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.87	$3.09 RSD309	+17.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.42	$0.50 RSD50	-51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.86 RSD86	+69.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.72 RSD72	+25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.90	$0.88 RSD88	+56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.32 RSD32	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.27 RSD27	-37.5%
Average			-5.9%

Lima vs. Sombor - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.4% more for transportation

	Lima	Sombor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.50	$6.79 RSD679	+30.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.94	$39.88 RSD3,988	+74.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,325.84	$30,957.41 RSD3,095,865	+54.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN73.10	$5.58 RSD558	-74.3%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 4.2% more for housing

	Lima	Sombor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN84.15	$16.95 RSD1,695	-32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,227.56	$232.46 RSD23,247	-64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,260.37	$191.81 RSD19,182	-48.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.61	$114.35 RSD11,435	+162.7%
Average			+4.2%

Lima vs. Sombor - Cost of housing

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pay 28.3% less for childcare

	Lima	Sombor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN647.36	$182.32 RSD18,233	-5.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,667.72	$3,987.52 RSD398,768	-51.5%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Sombor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.69	$2.24 RSD224	-1.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.80	$2.06 RSD206	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.24	$4.49 RSD449	-21.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.83	$36.88 RSD3,688	+18.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.04	$4.67 RSD467	-34.5%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Lima	Sombor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN172.00	$63.55 RSD6,355	+24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.36	$29.91 RSD2,991	-16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.88	$79.75 RSD7,975	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.90	$99.69 RSD9,969	+19.1%
Average			+5.5%

Lima vs. Sombor - Cost of clothing

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