Cost of living comparison
Korce is 5.0% cheaper than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.1% more in Korce
- Groceries
-
pay 5.2% more in Korce
- Transportation
-
pay 3.4% more in Korce
- Housing
-
pay 27.0% less in Korce
- Childcare
-
pay 54.7% less in Korce
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.8% less in Korce
- Clothing
-
pay 10.5% more in Korce
The cost of restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Korce are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Korce.
If you lived in Korce instead of Lima, you would:
pay 44.1% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.26
|
$5.46
ALL480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.46
|
$6.00
ALL528
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.05
|
$1.72
ALL151
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.88
|
$0.84
ALL74
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.93
|
$0.78
ALL68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.56
|
$5.05
ALL445
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.25
|
$7.01
ALL616
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN9.97
|
$2.88
ALL253
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.28
|
$3.17
ALL279
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$0.36
ALL32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.86
|
$0.94
ALL83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
$0.54
ALL47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.93
|
$0.59
ALL52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.97
|
$0.44
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$0.39
ALL35
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.85
|
$7.80
ALL686
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN87.90
|
$17.47
ALL1,536
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN85,362.33
|
$32,152.89
ALL2,827,847
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN74.23
|
$11.46
ALL1,008
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
|
Lima
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN97.89
|
$13.10
ALL1,152
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,121.13
|
$360.57
ALL31,712
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,340.33
|
$252.07
ALL22,169
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN162.18
|
$48.82
ALL4,293
|
|
pay 54.7% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN787.45
|
$163.75
ALL14,402
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN28,812.23
|
$1,091.64
ALL96,010
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.81
|
$2.18
ALL192
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.65
|
$1.76
ALL155
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.53
|
$3.66
ALL322
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN112.45
|
$24.56
ALL2,160
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.30
|
$7.64
ALL672
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN157.70
|
$62.42
ALL5,490
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN128.92
|
$43.37
ALL3,814
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN314.00
|
$97.45
ALL8,571
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN347.70
|
$54.58
ALL4,801
|
|
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