Lima vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$977
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2440
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$407
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$726
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
92
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
9.94M
9.21M

The cost of living in Lima is 16% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5647th and 4604th ($977 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Peru and Mexico, respectively. Check Peru vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4234th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.73
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.33
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1418
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.4
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7764
$9034

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$790
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$727
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$685
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$562
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$614
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$622
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$656
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$561
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$598
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$504
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$591
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$714
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$489
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$549
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$626
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$562
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$549
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$598
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$580
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$548
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$588
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$547
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$565
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$520
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$505
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$518
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$600
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$513
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$505
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$694
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$748
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$463
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$569
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$735
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$758
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$673
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$688
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$697

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804