Lima vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$3560
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	78	90
😀 Quality of life	65	93
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.51M

The cost of living in Lima is 56% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5647th and 1352nd ($977 vs $2201) 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 0.5 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 4234th and 54th 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	$4.73	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$14702

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560