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Ascoli Piceno vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Ascoli Piceno is 55.6% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Ascoli Piceno
Groceries: pay 41.7% more in Ascoli Piceno
Transportation: pay 36.7% more in Ascoli Piceno
Housing: pay 46.2% more in Ascoli Piceno
Childcare: pay 86.2% more in Ascoli Piceno
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% more in Ascoli Piceno
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Ascoli Piceno

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Ascoli Piceno are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Ascoli Piceno.

Ascoli Piceno vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ascoli Piceno instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Ascoli Piceno
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.58	$16.08 €15.59	+207.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.84	$10.72 €10.39	+75.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.10	$2.23 €2.17	+169.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.91	$1.12 €1.09	+120.7%
Average			+143.5%

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pay 41.7% more for groceries

	Lima	Ascoli Piceno
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.08	$1.78 €1.73	-26.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.82	$7.00 €6.79	+65.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.56	$6.09 €5.90	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.14	$2.57 €2.49	-4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.42	$4.86 €4.71	+116.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.28	$0.89 €0.86	+1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.89	$0.73 €0.71	+44.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$0.73 €0.71	+51.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.96	$0.97 €0.94	+85.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.00	$0.73 €0.71	+36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.79	$0.78 €0.76	+64.7%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 36.7% more for transportation

	Lima	Ascoli Piceno
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.18	$7.15 €6.93	+32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN89.38	$50.91 €49.37	+113.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71	$26,794.08 €25,984.66	+15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN75.48	$17.15 €16.63	-14.9%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 46.2% more for housing

	Lima	Ascoli Piceno
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN99.54	$24.06 €23.33	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	$643.06 €623.63	+11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	$375.12 €363.79	+3.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN164.91	$122.94 €119.22	+179.4%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 86.2% more for childcare

	Lima	Ascoli Piceno
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN800.73	$508.83 €493.46	+138.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	$10,490.67 €10,173.76	+34.2%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Ascoli Piceno
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.95	$4.29 €4.16	+102.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.82	$1.45 €1.40	-44.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.86	$6.16 €5.98	+16.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN114.35	$53.59 €51.97	+75.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.79	$9.38 €9.09	+17.9%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Lima	Ascoli Piceno
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN160.36	$65.43 €63.46	+52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN131.09	$18.76 €18.19	-46.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN319.30	$77.17 €74.84	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN353.56	$102.32 €99.23	+8.4%
Average			+1.4%

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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: January 2025

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