Lima vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$489
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
9.94M
13.3M

The cost of living in Lima is 32% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5141st and 3728th ($1075 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Russia, respectively. Check Peru vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4052nd and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Moscow

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Lima Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.31
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9668
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$844
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$796
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$752
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$611
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$618
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$662
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$739
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$608
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$661
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$540
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$664
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$746
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$534
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$596
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$691
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$617
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$607
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$676
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$619
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$652
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$660
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$571
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$605
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$650
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$594
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$714
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$668
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$461
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$760
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$727
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$590
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$812
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$822
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$665
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$675
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$755

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791