Berlin vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$2437
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$444
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	3.76M	9.94M

The cost of living in Berlin is 113% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1583rd and 5792nd ($2104 vs $986) 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 0.5 months in Lima. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 23rd and 4404th 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	$14.5	$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$8320

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

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