Lima vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$977
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2440
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$407
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$726
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$4771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
99
😀 Quality of life
65
93
🏙️ Population
9.94M
3.9M

The cost of living in Lima is 69% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5647th and 80th ($977 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 58th 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
$4.73
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.33
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1418
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.4
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7764
$28838

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919