Cost of living comparison
Lima is 36.5% cheaper than Vaughan.
If you lived in Lima instead of Vaughan, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
|
Vaughan
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$25.82
|
$5.23
PEN19.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CA$14.46
|
$6.10
PEN22.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
CA$2.47
|
$0.83
PEN3.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
CA$1.93
|
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
|
Vaughan
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CA$3.25
|
$2.42
PEN8.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
CA$6.20
|
$4.22
PEN15.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.94
|
$4.95
PEN18.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CA$3.92
|
$2.70
PEN10.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CA$7.01
|
$2.25
PEN8.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
CA$1.87
|
$0.87
PEN3.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.95
|
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.83
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
CA$2.20
|
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
CA$1.22
|
$0.53
PEN1.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CA$1.26
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
|
Vaughan
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
CA$5.91
|
$5.39
PEN19.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$107.84
CA$155.03
|
$23.85
PEN88.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$35,093.90
|
$23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.11
CA$18.85
|
$20.14
PEN74.70
|
|
pay 61.5% less for housing
|
Vaughan
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.10
CA$66.27
|
$26.56
PEN98.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.41
CA$2,444.39
|
$575.58
PEN2,134.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,496.84
CA$2,151.75
|
$363.71
PEN1,348.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.69
CA$164.87
|
$44.01
PEN163.21
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
|
Vaughan
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.29
CA$1,161.95
|
$213.68
PEN792.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,962.09
CA$25,821.05
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vaughan
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.11
CA$8.78
|
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
CA$5.02
|
$2.62
PEN9.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.84
CA$18.46
|
$5.30
PEN19.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
CA$44.41
|
$30.52
PEN113.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.27
CA$16.21
|
$7.95
PEN29.49
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
|
Vaughan
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.11
CA$61.97
|
$42.79
PEN158.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.92
CA$51.64
|
$34.98
PEN129.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.00
CA$139.43
|
$85.21
PEN316.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
CA$146.08
|
$94.35
PEN349.93
|
|
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