Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.3 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Washington instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.74
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.21
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.19
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Lima
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN6.99
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.16
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.41
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.68
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.66
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Lima
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.42
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.52
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,607.63
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN56.99
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Lima
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.29
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,850.21
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,207.74
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.09
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN735.39
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,767.53
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.86
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.88
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN136.94
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.56
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 55.1% more for clothing
Lima
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN154.50
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.31
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN265.70
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN268.58
|
$164.61
|
|
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