Lima vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lima	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2534	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$453	$1273
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$696
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$80.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$592	$3848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	79	85
😀 Quality of life	71	89
🏙️ Population	9.94M	384K

The cost of living in Lima is 53% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 5274th and 1427th ($1040 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1227th 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 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs New Orleans ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 3631st and 252nd 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	$4.56	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$2405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1809	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$4.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$61.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$1571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$10150

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960