Lima vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lima	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2292	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$426	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$410	$3776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	64	98
🏙️ Population	9.94M	4.53M

The cost of living in Lima is 60% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5780th and 933rd ($932 vs $2356) 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 0.4 months in Lima compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4655th and 2nd 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	$4.3	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.43	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1234	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.54	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.89	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7186	$18868

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Cities near Lima

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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481