Cost of living comparison
Salem is 2.6 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Salem instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.71
|
$15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.99
|
$11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.12
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.92
|
$1.97
|
|
pay 95.3% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.14
|
$3.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.92
|
$6.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.68
|
$3.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.20
|
$4.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.48
|
$4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.30
|
$1.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.90
|
$0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$1.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.97
|
$1.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.01
|
$1.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$0.86
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.31
|
$4.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN89.97
|
$40.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN87,372.69
|
$32,822.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN75.98
|
$15.44
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN100.20
|
$69.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,171.08
|
$1,833.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,371.90
|
$1,633.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN165.99
|
$144.06
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN806.00
|
$1,162.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,490.78
|
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pay 92.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.00
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.88
|
$4.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.99
|
$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN115.10
|
$35.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.99
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN161.41
|
$50.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN131.95
|
$38.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN321.40
|
$80.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN355.89
|
$103.33
|
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