Edinburgh vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	78
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	488K	9.94M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 119% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1491st and 5647th ($2140 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 34th and 4234th 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	$17.4	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$7764

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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