Cost of living comparison
Lima is 37.1% cheaper than Bet Shemesh.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.0% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 31.4% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 5.5% less in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 33.6% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 64.2% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.7% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 32.0% less in Lima
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Bet Shemesh, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
Bet Shemesh
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.33
₪71.44
|
$5.23
PEN18.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.67
₪49.11
|
$6.10
PEN21.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
₪9.19
|
$0.83
PEN2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
₪7.26
|
$0.51
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Bet Shemesh
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.21
|
$2.42
PEN8.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.42
₪24.85
|
$4.22
PEN14.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
₪22.71
|
$4.95
PEN17.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪12.28
|
$2.70
PEN9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
₪14.18
|
$2.25
PEN7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.54
₪5.15
|
$0.87
PEN3.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
₪2.77
|
$0.50
PEN1.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
₪2.76
|
$0.48
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₪3.63
|
$0.52
PEN1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₪2.18
|
$0.53
PEN1.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.02
|
$0.48
PEN1.69
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Bet Shemesh
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₪24.11
|
$5.39
PEN19.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.06
₪90.64
|
$23.85
PEN84.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,996.59
₪133,947.97
|
$23,163.52
PEN82,111.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.80
₪42.86
|
$20.14
PEN71.40
|
|
pay 33.6% less for housing
Bet Shemesh
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.78
₪86.32
|
$26.56
PEN94.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$786.60
₪2,634.31
|
$575.58
PEN2,040.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$666.61
₪2,232.47
|
$363.71
PEN1,289.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.46
₪423.51
|
$44.01
PEN156.00
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Bet Shemesh
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$937.70
₪3,140.34
|
$213.68
PEN757.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,998.63
₪53,579.19
|
$7,818.35
PEN27,714.99
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bet Shemesh
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.53
₪28.58
|
$2.12
PEN7.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
₪12.50
|
$2.62
PEN9.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.87
₪33.04
|
$5.30
PEN18.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.67
₪62.51
|
$30.52
PEN108.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.67
₪35.72
|
$7.95
PEN28.18
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Bet Shemesh
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.99
₪267.90
|
$42.79
PEN151.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.99
₪200.92
|
$34.98
PEN124.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.55
₪360.17
|
$85.21
PEN302.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.66
₪390.68
|
$94.35
PEN334.46
|
|
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