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Lima vs. Frostburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Frostburg	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$5.23 PEN19.75
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$6.10 PEN23.04
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.83 PEN3.13
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.51 PEN1.92

Frostburg vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Frostburg	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.42 PEN9.16
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.22 PEN15.95
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$4.95 PEN18.72
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$2.70 PEN10.22
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.25 PEN8.49
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.87 PEN3.31
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.50 PEN1.91
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.48 PEN1.82
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.52 PEN1.98
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.53 PEN2.02
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.48 PEN1.80

Frostburg vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Frostburg	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.39 PEN20.36
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

Frostburg vs. Lima - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Frostburg	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$26.56 PEN100.40
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	??	$44.01 PEN166.33

Frostburg vs. Lima - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Frostburg	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$213.68 PEN807.61
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,818.35 PEN29,549.88

Frostburg vs. Lima - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Frostburg	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.12 PEN8.01
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.62 PEN9.90
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.30 PEN20.03
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$30.52 PEN115.33
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.95 PEN30.05

Frostburg vs. Lima - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Frostburg	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

Frostburg vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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