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Winston-salem vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Winston-salem is 2.5 times more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Winston-salem
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Winston-salem
Transportation: pay 37.8% more in Winston-salem
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Winston-salem
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Winston-salem
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.1% more in Winston-salem
Clothing: pay 7.3% less in Winston-salem

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Winston-salem are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Winston-salem.

Winston-salem vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Winston-salem instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Winston-salem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.58	$20.00	+282.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.84	$10.00	+64.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.10	$2.50	+201.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.91	$1.65	+223.9%
Average			+193.2%

Lima vs. Winston-salem - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Lima	Winston-salem
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.08	$3.31	+36.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.82	$6.61	+56.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.56	$3.27	-33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.14	$3.92	+44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.42	$5.67	+152.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.28	$2.81	+221.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.89	$0.77	+52.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$2.67	+454.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.96	$2.46	+369.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.00	$1.39	+159.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.79	$1.36	+185.2%
Average			+154.5%

Lima vs. Winston-salem - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.8% more for transportation

	Lima	Winston-salem
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.18	$3.16	-41.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN89.38	$65.00	+172.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71	$32,344.69	+39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN75.48	$16.17	-19.7%
Average			+37.8%

Lima vs. Winston-salem - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Lima	Winston-salem
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN99.54	$80.84	+204.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	$1,490.00	+158.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	$1,076.00	+195.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN164.91	$131.70	+199.3%
Average			+189.6%

Lima vs. Winston-salem - Cost of housing

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Lima	Winston-salem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN800.73	$1,471.67	+588.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	$22,111.00	+182.8%
Average			+385.8%

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pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Winston-salem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.95	$6.00	+183.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.82	$5.20	+98.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.86	$6.00	+13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN114.35	$17.50	-42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.79	$13.00	+63.5%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 7.3% less for clothing

	Lima	Winston-salem
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN160.36	$46.25	+8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN131.09	$22.33	-36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN319.30	$67.00	-21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN353.56	$113.33	+20.1%
Average			-7.3%

Lima vs. Winston-salem - Cost of clothing

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