Houston vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$498
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	2.3M	9.94M

The cost of living in Houston is 132% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1229th and 5647th ($2265 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and Peru, respectively. Check the United States vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 97th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Lima

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	Houston	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$7764

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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