Lima vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$5396
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$2321
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$685
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$3816
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	85
😀 Quality of life	65	87
🏙️ Population	9.94M	384K

The cost of living in Lima is 56% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 5647th and 1304th ($977 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1179th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs New Orleans ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs New Orleans

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	Lima	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$98.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$2090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$10189

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989