Lima vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4536
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	94
😀 Quality of life	65	76
🏙️ Population	9.94M	467K

The cost of living in Lima is 65% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5647th and 379th ($977 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 339th 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 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 949th 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	$4.73	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$27134

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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

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683