Canberra vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	77
😀 Quality of life	85	70
🏙️ Population	381K	9.94M

The cost of living in Canberra is 107% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1443rd and 5141st ($2223 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 13th best city to live in Australia vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 479th and 4052nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/canberra/lima.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Canberra vs Lima infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/canberra/lima" target="_blank">Canberra vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Canberra vs Lima

Prices for goods and services in Canberra and Lima are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Canberra	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$1036
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$2206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$9668

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$844
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$796
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$752
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$611
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$608
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$661
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$540
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$664
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$746
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$596
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$691
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$617
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$676
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$619
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$652
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$605
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$660
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$571
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$605
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$650
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$594
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$714
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$668
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$461
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$760
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$727
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$590
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$822
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$665
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$675
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$755