Dusseldorf vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$985	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	78
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	631K	9.94M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 81% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2469th and 5647th ($1772 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Germany and Peru, respectively. Check Germany vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 27th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Lima

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	Dusseldorf	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$7764

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

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