Lima vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$6311
🏠 One person rent
$489
$1782
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$3096
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$4305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
9.94M
467K

The cost of living in Lima is 61% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5141st and 524th ($1075 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 453rd in Peru and the United States, respectively. Check Peru vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 4052nd and 992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Long Beach

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Lima Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.31
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9668
$22757

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$844
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$796
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$752
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$611
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$618
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$662
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$739
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$608
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$661
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$540
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$664
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$746
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$534
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$596
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$691
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$617
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$607
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$676
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$619
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$652
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$660
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$571
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$605
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$650
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$594
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$714
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$668
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$461
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$760
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$727
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$590
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$812
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$822
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$665
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$675
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$755

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059