Cape Town vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$2292
🏠 One person rent	$484	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	77
😀 Quality of life	60	64
🏙️ Population	434K	9.94M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 6% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6078th and 5780th ($881 vs $932) 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 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5406th and 4655th 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	$7.47	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$7186

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

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