Lima vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$7625
🏠 One person rent
$426
$2019
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$3688
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$715
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$6398
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
77
99
😀 Quality of life
64
94
🏙️ Population
9.94M
3.9M

The cost of living in Lima is 71% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5780th and 72nd ($932 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 60th 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 0.4 months in Lima compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 4655th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Los Angeles

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Lima Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$8.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$31623

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862