Canberra vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$2534
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$592
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	79
😀 Quality of life	86	71
🏙️ Population	381K	9.94M

The cost of living in Canberra is 94% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1949th and 5274th ($2019 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.6 months in Lima. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 413th and 3631st 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	$14.3	$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$8454

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$838
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$737
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$604
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$676
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$732
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$595
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$654
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$531
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$730
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$527
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$589
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$607
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$609
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$624
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$594
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$648
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$563
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$596
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$601
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$704
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$656
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$445
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$748
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$654
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$582
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$587
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$780
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$675
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$681
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$745