Adelaide vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Adelaide	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2117	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4412	$2534
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$1846	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3276	$592
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	79
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	1.39M	9.94M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 104% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1686th and 5274th ($2117 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Australia and Peru, respectively. Check Australia vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 65th and 3631st 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	$15.1	$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1976	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7414	$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4859	$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.3	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.34	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.9	$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.26	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$876	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6919	$8454

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1911
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1771
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1362
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1464
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1738
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1768
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2058
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1673
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1662
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2308
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1681
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1736
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1667
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1728
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1706
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1725
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1813
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2019
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1786
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1747
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1364
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1678
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1568
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1660
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1580
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1599
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1888
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2292
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2127
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2640
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2181
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1839
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1184
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$838
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$737
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$604
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$676
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$732
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$595
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$654
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$531
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$730
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$527
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$589
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$607
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$609
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$624
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$594
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$648
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$563
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$596
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$601
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$704
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$656
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$445
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$748
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$654
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$582
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$587
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$780
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$675
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$681
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$745