Cost of living comparison
Lima is 34.6% cheaper than Atlantic City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.0% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 40.4% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 19.1% more in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 59.2% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 58.5% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.6% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 11.1% more in Lima
The cost of transportation and clothing in Lima are more expensive than in Atlantic City. Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Atlantic City, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
|
Atlantic City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$5.23
PEN19.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.10
PEN23.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
|
$0.83
PEN3.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$0.51
PEN1.92
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
|
Atlantic City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
|
$2.42
PEN9.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
|
$4.22
PEN15.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
|
$4.95
PEN18.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
|
$2.70
PEN10.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
|
$2.25
PEN8.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.87
PEN3.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.00
|
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
|
Atlantic City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$5.39
PEN20.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.85
PEN90.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,686.66
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,547.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.14
PEN76.13
|
|
pay 59.2% less for housing
|
Atlantic City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$26.56
PEN100.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
|
$575.58
PEN2,175.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,100.00
|
$363.71
PEN1,374.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.00
|
$44.01
PEN166.33
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
|
Atlantic City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
|
$213.68
PEN807.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,549.88
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Atlantic City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.12
PEN8.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
|
$2.62
PEN9.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.82
|
$5.30
PEN20.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.52
PEN115.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$7.95
PEN30.05
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
|
Atlantic City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.00
|
$42.79
PEN161.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.50
|
$34.98
PEN132.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.00
|
$85.21
PEN322.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.00
|
$94.35
PEN356.60
|
|
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