Cost of living comparison
Lima is 13.5% cheaper than Amarillo.
If you lived in Lima instead of Amarillo, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Amarillo
|
Lima
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$4.03
PEN15.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.18
PEN23.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
|
$0.86
PEN3.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
Amarillo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.33
PEN8.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.61
|
$3.60
PEN13.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$4.93
PEN18.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
|
$2.67
PEN10.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.62
|
$2.37
PEN8.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.80
PEN3.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.49
PEN1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.46
PEN1.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$0.49
PEN1.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.48
PEN1.84
|
|
pay 98.3% more for transportation
Amarillo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.83
|
$5.61
PEN21.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.86
PEN79.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,497.63
PEN81,638.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.42
PEN77.56
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
Amarillo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.11
|
$29.05
PEN110.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$905.00
|
$557.54
PEN2,117.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
|
$362.83
PEN1,377.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$197.29
|
$47.53
PEN180.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Amarillo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$250.81
PEN952.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,392.79
PEN28,074.46
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
Amarillo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$2.15
PEN8.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
|
$2.66
PEN10.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$5.37
PEN20.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.70
PEN116.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$6.72
PEN25.51
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
Amarillo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$43.97
PEN166.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.91
PEN121.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.33
|
$81.88
PEN310.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.00
|
$91.53
PEN347.60
|
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