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Lima vs. Dar Es Salaam Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 29.9% more expensive than Dar Es Salaam.

Restaurants: pay 79.4% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 28.8% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 29.7% more in Lima
Housing: pay 1.7% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 54.3% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.7% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 63.6% more in Lima

The cost of restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and housing in Lima are more expensive than in Dar Es Salaam. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Lima.

Lima vs. Dar Es Salaam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Dar Es Salaam, you would:

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pay 79.4% more for restaurants

	Dar Es Salaam	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	$4.28 PEN14.40	+32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	$7.14 PEN24.00	-29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 TZS997.98	$1.01 PEN3.38	+148.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 TZS607.10	$0.65 PEN2.19	+165.6%
Average			+79.4%

Dar Es Salaam vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.8% more for groceries

	Dar Es Salaam	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	$2.67 PEN8.96	+229.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	$4.52 PEN15.19	-5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	$5.76 PEN19.35	+37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	$2.96 PEN9.96	+39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	$2.63 PEN8.85	-1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	$1.02 PEN3.41	-17.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	$0.51 PEN1.71	+15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	$0.58 PEN1.94	+16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	$0.56 PEN1.89	+29.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	$0.46 PEN1.55	+6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	$0.43 PEN1.46	-33.5%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 29.7% more for transportation

	Dar Es Salaam	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	$5.20 PEN17.47	+12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	$22.85 PEN76.80	+45.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	+11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	$21.70 PEN72.96	+49.7%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 1.7% more for housing

	Dar Es Salaam	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	$24.99 PEN83.99	-29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	+27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	+45.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	$43.53 PEN146.33	-36.0%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 54.3% less for childcare

	Dar Es Salaam	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	$192.22 PEN646.14	-55.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	-53.6%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Dar Es Salaam	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	$2.28 PEN7.68	+126.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	$2.61 PEN8.79	+26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	$5.71 PEN19.20	+169.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	$31.13 PEN104.64	-63.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	$7.14 PEN24.00	+45.0%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 63.6% more for clothing

	Dar Es Salaam	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	$51.07 PEN171.67	+129.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	$35.74 PEN120.13	-3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	$83.99 PEN282.34	+107.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	$83.70 PEN281.36	+20.1%
Average			+63.6%

Dar Es Salaam vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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