Lima vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lima	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$443	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$444	$4332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	61
😀 Quality of life	64	87
🏙️ Population	9.94M	246K

The cost of living in Lima is 47% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5792nd and 2276th ($986 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1806th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 4404th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Louisville

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	Lima	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.48	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.4	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.59%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1434	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.02	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.9	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$13601

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$779
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$726
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$687
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$591
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$605
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$612
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$640
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$553
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$588
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$496
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$597
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$699
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$500
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$643
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$549
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$515
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$517
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$560
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$522
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$564
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$490
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$498
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$509
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$617
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$504
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$495
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$406
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$679
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$781
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$454
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$594
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$770
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$641
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$673
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$722

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954