Cost of living comparison
Lima is 43.5% cheaper than Bend.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.0% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 36.9% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 3.4% less in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 68.1% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 81.6% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.0% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 3.6% more in Lima
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Bend, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
Bend
|
Lima
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$5.23
PEN19.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.28
|
$6.10
PEN22.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
|
$0.83
PEN3.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
|
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
Bend
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.33
|
$2.42
PEN9.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
|
$4.22
PEN15.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
|
$4.95
PEN18.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.45
|
$2.70
PEN10.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.33
|
$2.25
PEN8.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
Bend
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
|
$5.39
PEN20.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$23.85
PEN88.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,822.84
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,270.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.44
|
$20.14
PEN75.02
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
Bend
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.78
|
$26.56
PEN98.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,390.00
|
$575.58
PEN2,143.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,937.50
|
$363.71
PEN1,354.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.68
|
$44.01
PEN163.90
|
|
pay 81.6% less for childcare
Bend
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,162.50
|
$213.68
PEN795.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,818.35
PEN29,118.64
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bend
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
|
$2.12
PEN7.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
|
$2.62
PEN9.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.50
|
$5.30
PEN19.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.00
|
$30.52
PEN113.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
|
$7.95
PEN29.61
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
Bend
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.83
|
$42.79
PEN159.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
|
$34.98
PEN130.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$85.21
PEN317.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$94.35
PEN351.40
|
|
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