Lima vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$4312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	90
😀 Quality of life	71	94
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.51M

The cost of living in Lima is 59% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5300th and 863rd ($1034 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Germany, respectively. Check Peru vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 3484th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Munich

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	Lima	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.53	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$17274

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Cities near Lima

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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714