Lima vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	78
😀 Quality of life	65	88
🏙️ Population	9.94M	689K

The cost of living in Lima is 61% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 5647th and 790th ($977 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 733rd in Peru and the United States, respectively. Check Peru vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Nashville

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	Lima	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494