Lima vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$453
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
79
96
😀 Quality of life
71
73
🏙️ Population
9.94M
13.3M

The cost of living in Lima is 28% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5274th and 4141st ($1040 vs $1438) 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 3631st and 2664th 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
$4.56
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$15272

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772