Lima vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$2760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$6212
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1672
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$2877
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$801
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$3354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	11
😀 Quality of life	71	68
🏙️ Population	9.94M	228K

The cost of living in Lima is 63% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 5300th and 498th ($1034 vs $2760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Peru vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.2 months in Nassau. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 3484th and 4308th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Lima	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.53	$31.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$2496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	7.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$4159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$6.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$30.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$4.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$86.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$16505

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2683
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2802
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3216
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2747
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2958
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2487
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3114
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2808
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2636
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2697
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2756
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2957
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2721
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2843
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2757
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2774
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3171
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3151
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2673