Cost of living comparison
Lima is 37.0% more expensive than Kocaeli.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.4% more in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 64.1% more in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 63.9% more in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 63.0% more in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 39.0% more in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.1% more in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 6.5% less in Lima
The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Lima are more expensive than in Kocaeli.
If you lived in Lima instead of Kocaeli, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
|
Kocaeli
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.27
TRY282.50
|
$5.23
PEN19.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
TRY248.60
|
$6.10
PEN22.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
TRY42.93
|
$0.83
PEN3.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TRY10.55
|
$0.51
PEN1.88
|
|
pay 64.1% more for groceries
|
Kocaeli
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
TRY46.14
|
$2.42
PEN8.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.55
TRY215.45
|
$4.22
PEN15.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.64
TRY102.66
|
$4.95
PEN18.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
TRY43.24
|
$2.70
PEN9.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
TRY94.27
|
$2.25
PEN8.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY13.62
|
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TRY37.34
|
$0.50
PEN1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY18.94
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY21.08
|
$0.52
PEN1.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.98
|
$0.53
PEN1.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY7.57
|
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
|
pay 63.9% more for transportation
|
Kocaeli
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
TRY171.19
|
$5.39
PEN19.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.85
PEN87.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$48,713.32
TRY1,892,741.36
|
$23,163.52
PEN85,362.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
TRY243.08
|
$20.14
PEN74.23
|
|
pay 63.0% more for housing
|
Kocaeli
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.54
TRY409.62
|
$26.56
PEN97.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.32
TRY18,079.92
|
$575.58
PEN2,121.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.20
TRY9,604.96
|
$363.71
PEN1,340.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.10
TRY1,324.97
|
$44.01
PEN162.18
|
|
pay 39.0% more for childcare
|
Kocaeli
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.11
TRY9,640.09
|
$213.68
PEN787.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,071.56
TRY158,199.28
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,812.23
|
|
pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kocaeli
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
TRY84.75
|
$2.12
PEN7.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
TRY104.52
|
$2.62
PEN9.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
TRY84.75
|
$5.30
PEN19.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.72
TRY1,271.24
|
$30.52
PEN112.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.27
TRY282.50
|
$7.95
PEN29.30
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
|
Kocaeli
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TRY1,420.03
|
$42.79
PEN157.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.41
TRY1,958.66
|
$34.98
PEN128.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.94
TRY3,766.65
|
$85.21
PEN314.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.52
TRY3,672.48
|
$94.35
PEN347.70
|
|
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