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Lima vs. Albany Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 40.1% cheaper than Albany.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 27.9% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Lima
Housing: pay 32.8% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 78.2% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.2% less in Lima

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Lima.

Lima vs. Albany Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.2% less for restaurants

	Albany	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.83 A$24.12	$5.23 PEN19.75	-64.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.91 A$12.87	$6.10 PEN23.04	-22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 A$3.75	$0.83 PEN3.13	-64.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 A$2.68	$0.51 PEN1.92	-69.1%
Average			-55.2%

Albany vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.9% less for groceries

	Albany	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.45 A$2.36	$2.42 PEN9.16	+66.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.22 PEN15.95
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 A$7.91	$4.95 PEN18.72	+1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 A$6.43	$2.70 PEN10.22	-31.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.25 PEN8.49
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.41	$0.87 PEN3.31	-40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 A$1.92	$0.50 PEN1.91	-57.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.48 PEN1.82
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 A$2.92	$0.52 PEN1.98	-70.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 A$1.95	$0.53 PEN2.02	-55.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 A$1.22	$0.48 PEN1.80	-36.3%
Average			-27.9%

Albany vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Albany	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 A$7.71	$5.39 PEN20.36	+13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.85 PEN90.15
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,163.52 PEN87,547.78
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.14 PEN76.13
Average			+13.6%

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pay 32.8% less for housing

	Albany	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.92 A$58.43	$26.56 PEN100.40	-26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$575.58 PEN2,175.43
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$363.71 PEN1,374.65
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.80 A$118.44	$44.01 PEN166.33	-39.6%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 78.2% less for childcare

	Albany	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$213.68 PEN807.61
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,806.41 A$58,250.22	$7,818.35 PEN29,549.88	-78.2%
Average			-78.2%

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pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Albany	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.58 A$12.33	$2.12 PEN8.01	-72.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 A$6.43	$2.62 PEN9.90	-33.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.09 A$34.31	$5.30 PEN20.03	-74.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$30.52 PEN115.33
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.95 PEN30.05
Average			-60.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Albany	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$42.79 PEN161.73
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$34.98 PEN132.22
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$85.21 PEN322.04
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$94.35 PEN356.60

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