Cost of living comparison
Des Moines is 2.2 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Des Moines instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.17
|
$16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.26
|
$9.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.25
|
$2.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
$2.06
|
|
pay 99.9% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.78
|
$2.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.55
|
$6.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.56
|
$3.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.05
|
$3.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.91
|
$4.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$2.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.85
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$1.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 28.0% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.12
|
$3.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.48
|
$58.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN80,894.24
|
$26,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.85
|
$11.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.31
|
$58.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,097.97
|
$1,215.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,365.29
|
$912.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN178.84
|
$115.16
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN943.77
|
$1,369.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,818.63
|
$11,812.00
|
|
pay 93.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.09
|
$4.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.00
|
$4.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.22
|
$7.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.52
|
$66.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.28
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.45
|
$47.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.07
|
$41.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.12
|
$90.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN344.43
|
$143.00
|
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