Adelaide vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	77
😀 Quality of life	93	70
🏙️ Population	1.39M	9.94M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 117% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1210th and 5141st ($2338 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Australia and Peru, respectively. Check Australia vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 73rd and 4052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Lima

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	Adelaide	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$1036
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$2206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$9668

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$844
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$796
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$752
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$611
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$608
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$661
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$540
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$664
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$746
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$596
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$691
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$617
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$676
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$619
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$652
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$605
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$660
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$571
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$605
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$650
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$594
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$714
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$668
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$461
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$760
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$727
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$590
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$822
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$665
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$675
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$755