Adelaide vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Adelaide	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1978	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$1150	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3388	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	78
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	1.39M	9.94M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 102% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1894th and 5647th ($1978 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Australia and Peru, respectively. Check Australia vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 46th and 4234th 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	$14.9	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.51	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$902	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1801	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6777	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4517	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.6	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$843	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7829	$7764

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1795
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1691
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1291
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1390
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1669
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1691
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1981
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1625
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1601
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2194
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1620
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1645
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1619
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1671
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1643
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1654
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1727
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2023
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1768
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1702
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1511
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1616
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1538
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1651
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1416
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1584
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1824
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2252
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2106
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2539
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2099
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1448
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1185
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697