Edinburgh vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edinburgh	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2295	$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5636	$2503
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$632
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	77
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	488K	9.94M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 122% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1307th and 5300th ($2295 vs $1034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Peru, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 83rd and 3484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Lima

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	Edinburgh	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.34	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2686	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1966	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6647	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1749	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25458	$11057

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731