Austin vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2534
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$592
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	79
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	962K	9.94M

The cost of living in Austin is 132% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1002nd and 5274th ($2416 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 months in Austin compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 151st and 3631st 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	$19.1	$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$8454

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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