Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Frostburg instead of Lima, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Frostburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.75
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.04
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.13
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.92
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Frostburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.16
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.95
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.72
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.22
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.49
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.31
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Frostburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.36
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.15
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN87,547.78
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.13
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Lima
|
Frostburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN100.40
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,175.43
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,374.65
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN166.33
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Frostburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN807.61
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,549.88
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Frostburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.01
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.90
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.03
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN115.33
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.05
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Frostburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN161.73
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN132.22
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN322.04
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN356.60
|
?? |
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