Auckland vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2534
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$592
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	79
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	1.47M	9.94M

The cost of living in Auckland is 89% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2124th and 5274th ($1961 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Peru, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 170th and 3631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Lima

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	Auckland	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$8454

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

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