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South Korea vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 52.7% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 26.5% more in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 15.5% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 39.6% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 90.1% more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.1% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 20.4% more in South Korea

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in South Korea are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 26.5% more for restaurants

	Lima	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.86	$6.72 ₩10,137	+56.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.77	$5.50 ₩8,290	-23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.49	$1.47 ₩2,211	+45.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.26	$0.82 ₩1,244	+26.4%
Average			+26.5%

Lima vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Lima	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN9.25	$2.87 ₩4,334	+7.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.67	$5.63 ₩8,483	+24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.97	$7.67 ₩11,574	+33.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN10.28	$2.84 ₩4,277	-4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN9.14	$3.34 ₩5,031	+26.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.52	$3.24 ₩4,879	+218.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.76	$1.39 ₩2,093	+173.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN2.00	$2.80 ₩4,217	+385.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.95	$2.40 ₩3,625	+327.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.60	$1.78 ₩2,688	+286.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.51	$1.20 ₩1,816	+177.5%
Average			+150.6%

Lima vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

	Lima	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN18.03	$4.40 ₩6,636	-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN79.27	$47.17 ₩71,141	+106.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN69,359.67	$26,440.41 ₩40M	+32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN75.30	$8.33 ₩12,565	-61.6%
Average			+15.5%

Lima vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.6% more for housing

	Lima	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN86.69	$21.68 ₩32,701	-13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,294.86	$473.91 ₩715K	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,298.44	$357.19 ₩539K	-4.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN151.03	$132.53 ₩200K	+204.5%
Average			+39.6%

Lima vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 90.1% more for childcare

	Lima	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN666.92	$378.52 ₩571K	+96.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN28,503.52	$15,055.40 ₩23M	+83.3%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.93	$3.12 ₩4,702	+36.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN9.07	$3.57 ₩5,380	+36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.82	$3.18 ₩4,802	-44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN108.00	$49.86 ₩75,193	+60.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.77	$10.12 ₩15,259	+41.7%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 20.4% more for clothing

	Lima	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN177.20	$66.46 ₩100K	+30.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN123.99	$50.68 ₩76,434	+41.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN291.42	$72.74 ₩110K	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN290.41	$103.23 ₩156K	+23.3%
Average			+20.4%

Lima vs. South Korea - 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: April 2026

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