Baltimore vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2503
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$632
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	77
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	586K	9.94M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 115% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1429th and 5300th ($2224 vs $1034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 Baltimore compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 138th and 3484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Lima

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	Baltimore	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$11057

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731