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Somalia vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 27.8% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 22.4% more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 38.3% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 7.9% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 85.2% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 61.6% less in Somalia

The cost of groceries and entertainment and sports in Somalia are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and housing are lower in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somalia instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 33.5% less for restaurants

	Lima	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$2.88 SOS1,640	-32.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$4.62 SOS2,638	-35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$0.74 SOS421	-26.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.40 SOS226	-39.4%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 22.4% more for groceries

	Lima	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.12 SOS642	-57.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$2.17 SOS1,236	-52.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$7.78 SOS4,436	+35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.51 SOS1,433	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$2.44 SOS1,391	-7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.49 SOS848	+46.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.98 SOS561	+93.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.27 SOS726	+120.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.62 SOS355	+10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.64 SOS364	+38.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.58 SOS331	+33.6%
Average			+22.4%

Lima vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.3% less for transportation

	Lima	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$3.87 SOS2,207	-25.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$25.00 SOS14,262	+9.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$5,750.00 SOS3,280,215	-71.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$7.43 SOS4,241	-65.8%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 7.9% less for housing

	Lima	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$37.79 SOS21,559	+51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$142.93 SOS81,538	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$98.19 SOS56,012	-73.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$73.70 SOS42,043	+69.3%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 85.2% less for childcare

	Lima	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$43.33 SOS24,720	-77.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$585.00 SOS333,726	-92.9%
Average			-85.2%

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$7.00 SOS3,993	+206.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$1.19 SOS677	-54.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$1.10 SOS628	-80.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$33.33 SOS19,016	+7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$5.00 SOS2,852	-30.0%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 61.6% less for clothing

	Lima	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$15.25 SOS8,700	-70.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$19.78 SOS11,283	-44.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$19.89 SOS11,346	-76.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$37.28 SOS21,266	-55.5%
Average			-61.6%

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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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