Austin vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2437
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	77
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	962K	9.94M

The cost of living in Austin is 151% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 812th and 5792nd ($2473 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 116th and 4404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Lima

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	Austin	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$8320

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$779
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$726
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$687
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$591
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$605
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$612
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$640
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$553
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$588
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$496
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$597
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$699
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$500
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$643
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$549
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$515
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$517
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$560
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$522
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$564
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$490
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$498
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$509
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$617
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$504
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$495
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$406
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$679
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$781
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$454
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$594
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$770
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$641
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$673
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$722