Lima vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lima	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2534	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$453	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$592	$4255
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	79	84
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	9.94M	442K

The cost of living in Lima is 67% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 5274th and 118th ($1040 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 88th in Peru and the United States, respectively. Check Peru vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 3631st and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Miami

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	Lima	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.56	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1809	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$25246

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$838
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$737
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$604
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$676
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$732
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$595
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$654
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$531
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$730
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$527
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$589
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$607
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$609
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$624
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$594
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$648
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$563
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$596
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$601
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$704
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$656
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$445
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$748
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$654
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$582
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$587
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$780
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$675
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$681
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$745

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101