George Town vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$2437
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	20	77
😀 Quality of life	78	64
🏙️ Population	41K	9.94M

The cost of living in George Town is 270% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 17th and 5792nd ($3644 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and Peru, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in George Town compared to 0.5 months in Lima. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 703rd and 4404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Lima

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	George Town	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$8320

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

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