Houston vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$2503
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$632
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	96	71
🏙️ Population	2.3M	9.94M

The cost of living in Houston is 119% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1367th and 5300th ($2261 vs $1034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 14th and 3484th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$11057

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

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