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As-salimiyah vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

As-salimiyah is 21.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 26.5% more in As-salimiyah
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in As-salimiyah
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in As-salimiyah
Housing: pay 27.0% more in As-salimiyah
Childcare: pay 10.2% more in As-salimiyah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.4% more in As-salimiyah
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in As-salimiyah

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, and childcare in As-salimiyah are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in As-salimiyah. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in As-salimiyah.

As-salimiyah vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in As-salimiyah instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 26.5% more for restaurants

	Lima	As-salimiyah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$11.45 KWD3.510	+167.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$9.48 KWD2.910	+32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$0.56 KWD0.170	-44.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.33 KWD0.100	-49.9%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Lima	As-salimiyah
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$0.82 KWD0.250	-69.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$2.45 KWD0.750	-45.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$5.98 KWD1.830	+3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$1.95 KWD0.600	-34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$2.89 KWD0.890	+9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.96 KWD0.300	-5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.74 KWD0.230	+46.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.59 KWD0.180	+3.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.74 KWD0.230	+31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.60 KWD0.180	+30.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.37 KWD0.110	-14.5%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	Lima	As-salimiyah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$1.35 KWD0.410	-74.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$49.05 KWD15.030	+114.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$21,257.11 KWD6,513.390	+6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$23.06 KWD7.060	+6.2%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 27.0% more for housing

	Lima	As-salimiyah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$29.07 KWD8.910	+16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$784.88 KWD240.490	+18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$566.86 KWD173.690	+51.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$52.86 KWD16.200	+21.4%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 10.2% more for childcare

	Lima	As-salimiyah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$280.70 KWD86.010	+46.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$6,104.61 KWD1,870.510	-25.7%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 80.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	As-salimiyah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$3.27 KWD1.000	+43.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$5.74 KWD1.760	+119.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$2.94 KWD0.900	-48.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$114.46 KWD35.070	+267.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$8.58 KWD2.630	+20.2%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Lima	As-salimiyah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$39.65 KWD12.150	-22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$38.70 KWD11.860	+8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$85.03 KWD26.050	+1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$72.67 KWD22.270	-13.2%
Average			-6.5%

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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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