Lima vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$466
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
71
72
🏙️ Population
9.94M
13.3M

The cost of living in Lima is 38% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5300th and 3277th ($1034 vs $1678) 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 3484th and 2774th 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
$4.53
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749