Lima vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$407	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$3944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	85
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	9.94M	442K

The cost of living in Lima is 68% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 5647th and 119th ($977 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th 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 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 140th 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	$4.73	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$23889

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Cities near Lima

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

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882