Berlin vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$498
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.94M

The cost of living in Berlin is 107% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5647th ($2027 vs $977) 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 21st and 4234th 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	$14.6	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$7764

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697