Lima vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$426
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
99
😀 Quality of life
64
85
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.37M

The cost of living in Lima is 55% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 5780th and 1623rd ($932 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Italy, respectively. Check Peru vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 4655th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Milan

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Lima Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$6.67
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$15544

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$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

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550