Lima vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$443
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
77
30
😀 Quality of life
64
25
🏙️ Population
9.94M
42.7K

The cost of living in Lima is 84% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5792nd and 8393rd ($986 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Peru and Kenya, respectively. Check Peru vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 4404th and 8584th 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
$4.48
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$8360

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$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

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545