George Town vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$2292
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	20	77
😀 Quality of life	77	64
🏙️ Population	41K	9.94M

The cost of living in George Town is 262% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 32nd and 5780th ($3374 vs $932) 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 1.4 months in George Town compared to 0.4 months in Lima. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 754th and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$7186

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$778
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$694
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$658
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$593
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$538
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$626
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$522
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$491
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$491
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$583
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$611
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$519
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$476
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$674
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$525
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$499
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$506
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$634
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$504
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$562
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$511
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$562
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$592
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$475
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$543
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$551
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$637
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$532
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$514
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$390
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$726
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$702
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$472
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$603
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$790
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$705
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731