Lima vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lima	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2534	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$453	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$592	$3954
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	79	90
😀 Quality of life	71	94
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.51M

The cost of living in Lima is 58% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5274th and 920th ($1040 vs $2463) 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 1.6 months in Munich. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 3631st and 61st 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	$4.56	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1809	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$14492

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Cities near Lima

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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730