Lima vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$426
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
64
73
🏙️ Population
9.94M
12.5M

The cost of living in Lima is 9% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5780th and 5167th ($932 vs $1021) 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 0.4 months in Lima compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4655th and 1608th 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
$4.3
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$10868

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517