Lima vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	84
😀 Quality of life	65	88
🏙️ Population	9.94M	430K

The cost of living in Lima is 58% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5647th and 1145th ($977 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1045th 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 53rd in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 237th 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	$4.73	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$27328

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682