Chicago vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$2437
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	96	64
🏙️ Population	2.75M	9.94M

The cost of living in Chicago is 170% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 483rd and 5792nd ($2667 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 1st in the United States and Peru, respectively. Check the United States vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 20th and 4404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Lima

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	Chicago	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$8320

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

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