Canberra vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	78
😀 Quality of life	84	65
🏙️ Population	381K	9.94M

The cost of living in Canberra is 107% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1768th and 5647th ($2023 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Australia and Peru, respectively. Check Australia vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 388th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Lima

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	Canberra	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$7764

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1668
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

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