George Town vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$2503
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$632
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	25	77
😀 Quality of life	80	71
🏙️ Population	47K	9.94M

The cost of living in George Town is 267% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 15th and 5300th ($3795 vs $1034) 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 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.6 months in Lima. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 717th and 3484th 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	$30	$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$11057

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

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