Cost of living comparison
Lima is 31.1% cheaper than Summerville.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.8% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 16.1% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 38.0% more in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 67.8% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 76.8% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.5% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 11.6% more in Lima
The cost of transportation and clothing in Lima are more expensive than in Summerville. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Summerville, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
Summerville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$5.23
PEN19.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$6.10
PEN22.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$0.83
PEN3.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
|
$0.51
PEN1.91
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Summerville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
|
$2.42
PEN9.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
|
$4.22
PEN15.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
|
$4.95
PEN18.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
|
$2.70
PEN10.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
|
$2.25
PEN8.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$0.87
PEN3.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.50
PEN1.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.52
PEN1.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.53
PEN2.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
pay 38.0% more for transportation
Summerville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
|
$5.39
PEN20.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.85
PEN89.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,000.00
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,801.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
|
$20.14
PEN75.48
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
Summerville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.50
|
$26.56
PEN99.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$575.58
PEN2,156.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,200.00
|
$363.71
PEN1,362.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.83
|
$44.01
PEN164.91
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Summerville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$922.50
|
$213.68
PEN800.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,818.35
PEN29,298.06
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Summerville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$2.12
PEN7.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.62
PEN9.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.52
PEN114.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$7.95
PEN29.79
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Summerville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.40
|
$42.79
PEN160.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.33
|
$34.98
PEN131.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.50
|
$85.21
PEN319.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
|
$94.35
PEN353.56
|
|
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