Charleston-North Charleston → Lima

Moving from Charleston-North Charleston to Lima shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 101.0 to 89.7 (100 = US average), so a Charleston-North Charleston salary needs to be multiplied by 0.89 to hold the same purchasing power in Lima. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,787/month in Charleston-North Charleston to $1,108/month in Lima - a lower monthly bill of $679, or $8,148/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.

Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $67,686 in Charleston-North Charleston versus $61,326 in Lima - a raw gap of $6,360 lower. The Lima labor market has 43,810 tracked jobs against 381,130 in Charleston-North Charleston, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.

Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Charleston-North Charleston and Lima are 439 and 293 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 14.3:1 at origin versus 18.2:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $7,732/year in Charleston-North Charleston versus $11,791/year in Lima. Our composite verdict - Less Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.