Lima vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lima	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$443	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$444	$4424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	83
😀 Quality of life	64	88
🏙️ Population	9.94M	430K

The cost of living in Lima is 56% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5792nd and 1228th ($986 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 4404th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Minneapolis

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	Lima	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.48	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.59%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1434	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.02	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.9	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$27084

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$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

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640