Cost of living comparison
Lima is 46.4% cheaper than Reading.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.2% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 18.3% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 32.4% less in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 59.9% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 73.6% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.1% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 22.5% less in Lima
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Reading, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
|
Reading
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.20
|
$5.23
PEN18.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
£6.57
|
$6.10
PEN21.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
£2.40
|
$0.83
PEN2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.88
|
$0.51
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
|
Reading
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.07
|
$2.42
PEN8.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
£3.17
|
$4.22
PEN15.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
£3.73
|
$4.95
PEN17.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.63
|
$2.70
PEN9.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.75
|
$2.25
PEN8.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.00
|
$0.87
PEN3.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
£0.44
|
$0.50
PEN1.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.04
|
$0.48
PEN1.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
£1.65
|
$0.52
PEN1.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.39
|
$0.53
PEN1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.42
|
$0.48
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
|
Reading
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
£5.19
|
$5.39
PEN19.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.66
£61.43
|
$23.85
PEN85.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,148.59
|
$23,163.52
PEN83,226.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.97
£14.84
|
$20.14
PEN72.37
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
|
Reading
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.02
£28.99
|
$26.56
PEN95.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,614.42
£1,199.78
|
$575.58
PEN2,068.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.88
£1,015.81
|
$363.71
PEN1,306.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.30
£108.73
|
$44.01
PEN158.12
|
|
pay 73.6% less for childcare
|
Reading
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,653.17
£1,228.57
|
$213.68
PEN767.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,586.17
£14,555.71
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,091.27
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reading
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.80
|
$2.12
PEN7.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
£3.46
|
$2.62
PEN9.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.44
|
$5.30
PEN19.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.66
£34.67
|
$30.52
PEN109.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.21
£10.56
|
$7.95
PEN28.57
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
|
Reading
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.88
£54.16
|
$42.79
PEN153.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
£50.07
|
$34.98
PEN125.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.26
£65.59
|
$85.21
PEN306.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.70
£68.15
|
$94.35
PEN339.00
|
|
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