Canberra vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$2437
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	77
😀 Quality of life	83	64
🏙️ Population	381K	9.94M

The cost of living in Canberra is 143% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 929th and 5792nd ($2393 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and Peru, respectively. Check Australia vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 393rd and 4404th 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	$20.1	$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$8320

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

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