Adelaide vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$2503
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$632
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	77
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	1.39M	9.94M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 128% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1178th and 5300th ($2355 vs $1034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 6th best city to live in Australia vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 75th and 3484th 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	$15.8	$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$11057

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731