Lima vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$426
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
77
30
😀 Quality of life
64
29
🏙️ Population
9.94M
42.7K

The cost of living in Lima is 92% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5780th and 8601st ($932 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Peru and Kenya, respectively. Check Peru vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4655th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Meru

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Lima Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$6789

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$778
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$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

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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539