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Lima vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 18.3% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 38.5% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 8.9% more in Lima
Housing: pay 15.5% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 70.9% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 0.5% less in Lima

The cost of entertainment and sports and transportation in Lima are more expensive than in Georgetown. Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing are lower in Lima.

Lima vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.2% less for restaurants

	Georgetown	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,488.33	$5.23 PEN19.11	-56.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,791.60	$6.10 PEN22.30	-28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.81	$0.83 PEN3.03	-31.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.30	$0.51 PEN1.86	-28.6%
Average			-36.2%

Georgetown vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.5% less for groceries

	Georgetown	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD420.18	$2.42 PEN8.86	+20.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,122.00	$4.22 PEN15.44	-21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,578.92	$4.95 PEN18.12	-59.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD713.32	$2.70 PEN9.89	-20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD550.52	$2.25 PEN8.22	-14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD373.39	$0.87 PEN3.20	-50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD252.22	$0.50 PEN1.84	-58.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.72	$0.48 PEN1.76	-71.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD428.50	$0.52 PEN1.91	-74.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD148.00	$0.53 PEN1.95	-24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD195.05	$0.48 PEN1.74	-48.8%
Average			-38.5%

Georgetown vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.9% more for transportation

	Georgetown	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD838.32	$5.39 PEN19.70	+34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,971.99	$23.85 PEN87.25	-16.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,284,596.80	$23,163.52 PEN84,730.17	+47.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,071.53	$20.14 PEN73.68	-30.5%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 15.5% less for housing

	Georgetown	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,814.90	$26.56 PEN97.17	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,257.19	$575.58 PEN2,105.42	-6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,890.50	$363.71 PEN1,330.40	+29.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,777.58	$44.01 PEN160.97	-27.9%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 70.9% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,668.05	$213.68 PEN781.62	-75.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,865,090.43	$7,818.35 PEN28,598.86	-66.3%
Average			-70.9%

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pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.90	$2.12 PEN7.76	-0.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD812.85	$2.62 PEN9.58	-32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.85	$5.30 PEN19.39	+142.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,128.55	$30.52 PEN111.62	-21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,244.17	$7.95 PEN29.08	+33.9%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 0.5% less for clothing

	Georgetown	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,962.66	$42.79 PEN156.53	+12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,948.66	$34.98 PEN127.96	-33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,517.85	$85.21 PEN311.68	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,920.65	$94.35 PEN345.13	+16.8%
Average			-0.5%

Georgetown vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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