Cost of living comparison
Long Beach is 2.6 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Long Beach instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.11
|
$18.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.17
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.24
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
$2.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Lima
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.75
|
$3.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.50
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.49
|
$4.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.01
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.88
|
$6.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN2.99
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.85
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$1.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
$2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 59.6% more for transportation
Lima
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.05
|
$5.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.19
|
$69.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN80,596.75
|
$25,499.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.57
|
$20.30
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Lima
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN108.91
|
$67.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,090.26
|
$2,325.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,360.27
|
$2,140.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN178.19
|
$108.67
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN940.30
|
$1,200.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,716.33
|
$18,333.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.06
|
$7.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN9.97
|
$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.15
|
$9.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.09
|
$52.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.19
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 23.1% more for clothing
Lima
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN164.84
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN119.63
|
$48.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN306.99
|
$84.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN343.17
|
$117.25
|
|
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