Cordoba vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cordoba	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2312	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$360	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	78
😀 Quality of life	62	65
🏙️ Population	1.33M	9.94M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 5% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5904th and 5647th ($926 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Argentina and Peru, respectively. Check Argentina vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cordoba compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Cordoba ranked 2nd best city to live in Argentina vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 4922nd and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cordoba vs Lima

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	Cordoba	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.59	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.99%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.01	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.04	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2093	$7764

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$820
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$808
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$697
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$775
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$677
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$722
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$759
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$749
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$731
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$742
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$737
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$764
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$680
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$823
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$698
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$579
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$699
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$665
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$693
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$679
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$768
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$746
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$785
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$799
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$790
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$803
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$815
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$823
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$619
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$730
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$826
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$865
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$582
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$661
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$511
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$571
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$842

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697