Canberra vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Canberra	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2604	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5825	$2292
🏠 One person rent	$1591	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2539	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2863	$410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	77
😀 Quality of life	82	64
🏙️ Population	381K	9.94M

The cost of living in Canberra is 179% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 522nd and 5780th ($2604 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Peru, respectively. Check Australia vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 367th and 4655th 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	$32.8	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$136	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.84	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1634	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2762	$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8209	$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6798	$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1861	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14837	$7186

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$778
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$694
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$658
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$593
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$538
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$626
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$522
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$491
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$491
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$583
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$611
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$519
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$476
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$674
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$525
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$499
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$506
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$634
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$504
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$562
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$511
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$562
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$592
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$475
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$543
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$551
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$637
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$532
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$514
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$390
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$726
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$702
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$472
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$603
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$790
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$705
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731