Lima vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lima	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$489	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	70	100
🏙️ Population	9.94M	5.35M

The cost of living in Lima is 57% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5141st and 893rd ($1075 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Peru and Australia, respectively. Check Peru vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4052nd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Melbourne

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	Lima	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.3	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2206	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1546	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.31	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9668	$26129

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$844
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$796
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$752
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$611
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$608
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$661
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$540
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$664
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$746
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$596
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$691
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$617
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$676
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$619
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$652
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$605
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$660
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$571
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$605
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$650
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$594
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$714
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$668
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$461
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$760
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$727
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$590
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$822
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$665
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$675
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$755

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172