Berlin vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$643
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.94M

The cost of living in Berlin is 114% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1275th and 5141st ($2302 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Peru, respectively. Check Germany vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 35th and 4052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Lima

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	Berlin	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1036
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$2206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$9668

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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