Lima vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$466	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	9.94M	3.9M

The cost of living in Lima is 70% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5300th and 62nd ($1034 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 3484th and 50th 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	$4.53	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$6.66
🥤 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	$660	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$23685

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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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000