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Lima vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 22.2% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 4.6% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Lima
Housing: pay 43.5% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 40.1% more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.9% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 26.9% less in Lima

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

Lima vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB764.91	$5.23 PEN19.58	-12.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB794.90	$6.10 PEN22.84	-2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB100.08	$0.83 PEN3.10	+5.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB64.02	$0.51 PEN1.91	+1.3%
Average			-2.1%

Ethiopia vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.6% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB153.18	$2.42 PEN9.08	+101.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB618.74	$4.22 PEN15.82	-13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB774.93	$4.95 PEN18.56	-18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB337.73	$2.70 PEN10.14	+2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB719.80	$2.25 PEN8.42	-60.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB420.87	$0.87 PEN3.28	-73.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB64.55	$0.50 PEN1.89	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB137.46	$0.48 PEN1.80	-55.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB49.28	$0.52 PEN1.96	+35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB39.68	$0.53 PEN2.00	+71.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB101.25	$0.48 PEN1.79	-40.0%
Average			-4.6%

Ethiopia vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB622.09	$5.39 PEN20.18	+10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,274.84	$23.85 PEN89.38	+138.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,187,108.02	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB467.23	$20.14 PEN75.48	+449.6%
Average			+147.8%

Ethiopia vs. Lima - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.5% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB21,821.07	$26.56 PEN99.54	-84.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB82,240.14	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	-10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB53,893.01	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	-14.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB15,914.92	$44.01 PEN164.91	-64.7%
Average			-43.5%

Ethiopia vs. Lima - Cost of housing

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pay 40.1% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,386.56	$213.68 PEN800.73	+162.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,598,686.43	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	-82.2%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB127.48	$2.12 PEN7.95	+112.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB146.57	$2.62 PEN9.82	+127.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB509.94	$5.30 PEN19.86	+32.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,549.44	$30.52 PEN114.35	-66.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB854.14	$7.95 PEN29.79	+18.7%
Average			+44.9%

Ethiopia vs. Lima - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.9% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,161.74	$42.79 PEN160.36	-11.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,582.57	$34.98 PEN131.09	-53.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB13,875.74	$85.21 PEN319.30	-21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,211.65	$94.35 PEN353.56	-20.9%
Average			-26.9%

Ethiopia 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: January 2025

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