Cost of living comparison
Lima is 33.2% cheaper than Telford.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.3% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 9.1% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 24.7% less in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 44.5% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 57.5% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.2% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 1.3% less in Lima
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Telford, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
Telford
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.92
£9.41
|
$5.23
PEN18.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£6.59
|
$6.10
PEN21.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.11
|
$0.83
PEN2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
£0.76
|
$0.51
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
Telford
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
£0.69
|
$2.42
PEN8.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.55
£2.59
|
$4.22
PEN14.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
£3.88
|
$4.95
PEN17.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
£2.35
|
$2.70
PEN9.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.02
£2.93
|
$2.25
PEN7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
£0.78
|
$0.87
PEN3.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.48
|
$0.50
PEN1.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.81
|
$0.48
PEN1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.85
|
$0.52
PEN1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.52
|
$0.53
PEN1.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.48
|
$0.48
PEN1.69
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Telford
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
£5.07
|
$5.39
PEN19.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$128.48
£93.64
|
$23.85
PEN84.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£23,532.14
|
$23,163.52
PEN82,181.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
£10.99
|
$20.14
PEN71.46
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
Telford
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.09
£25.57
|
$26.56
PEN94.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$807.21
£588.30
|
$575.58
PEN2,042.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$645.77
£470.64
|
$363.71
PEN1,290.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$236.05
£172.03
|
$44.01
PEN156.13
|
|
pay 57.5% less for childcare
Telford
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,506.79
£1,098.17
|
$213.68
PEN758.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,029.73
£8,038.58
|
$7,818.35
PEN27,738.48
|
|
pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports
Telford
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
£4.24
|
$2.12
PEN7.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
£2.82
|
$2.62
PEN9.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.36
£14.11
|
$5.30
PEN18.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.97
£30.59
|
$30.52
PEN108.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.53
£10.59
|
$7.95
PEN28.21
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Telford
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
£33.89
|
$42.79
PEN151.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.52
£25.89
|
$34.98
PEN124.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.64
£58.05
|
$85.21
PEN302.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.87
£70.60
|
$94.35
PEN334.74
|
|
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