Baltimore vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	77
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	586K	9.94M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 108% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1414th and 5141st ($2234 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 164th and 4052nd 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	$17.3	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1036
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$9668

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$844
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$796
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$752
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$611
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$608
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$661
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$540
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$664
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$746
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$596
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$691
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$617
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$676
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$619
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$652
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$605
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$660
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$571
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$605
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$650
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$594
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$714
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$668
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$461
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$760
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$727
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$590
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$822
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$665
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$675
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$755