Cape Town vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2534
🏠 One person rent	$681	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$592
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	79
😀 Quality of life	55	71
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.94M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 18% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4637th and 5274th ($1231 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Peru, respectively. Check South Africa vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 6312th and 3631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Lima

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	Cape Town	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$8454

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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