Baltimore vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$2437
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	77
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	586K	9.94M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 125% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1330th and 5792nd ($2223 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 0.5 months in Lima. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 121st and 4404th 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	$15.5	$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$8320

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

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