Arlington vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	77
😀 Quality of life	78	70
🏙️ Population	394K	9.94M

The cost of living in Arlington is 77% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2397th and 5141st ($1907 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 1st in the United States and Peru, respectively. Check the United States vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 894th and 4052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Lima

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	Arlington	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1036
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$9668

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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