Cost of living comparison
Lima is 24.6% cheaper than Las Cruces.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.9% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 34.6% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 22.4% more in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 52.9% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 24.1% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.7% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 11.5% more in Lima
The cost of transportation and clothing in Lima are more expensive than in Las Cruces. Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Las Cruces, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
|
Las Cruces
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$5.23
PEN19.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$6.10
PEN22.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
|
$0.83
PEN3.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$0.51
PEN1.91
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
|
Las Cruces
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
|
$2.42
PEN9.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
|
$4.22
PEN15.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
|
$4.95
PEN18.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.79
|
$2.70
PEN10.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.18
|
$2.25
PEN8.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.87
PEN3.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$0.50
PEN1.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.52
PEN1.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$0.53
PEN2.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
|
Las Cruces
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.02
|
$5.39
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
|
$23.85
PEN89.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,000.00
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,801.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.85
|
$20.14
PEN75.48
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
|
Las Cruces
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.00
|
$26.56
PEN99.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$575.58
PEN2,156.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.00
|
$363.71
PEN1,362.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.14
|
$44.01
PEN164.91
|
|
pay 24.1% less for childcare
|
Las Cruces
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.00
|
$213.68
PEN800.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,500.00
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,298.06
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Las Cruces
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$2.12
PEN7.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.60
|
$2.62
PEN9.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.29
|
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
|
$30.52
PEN114.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$7.95
PEN29.79
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
|
Las Cruces
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.25
|
$42.79
PEN160.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
|
$34.98
PEN131.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.00
|
$85.21
PEN319.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.67
|
$94.35
PEN353.56
|
|
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