Lima vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	75
😀 Quality of life	65	88
🏙️ Population	9.94M	486K

The cost of living in Lima is 53% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 5647th and 1666th ($977 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Omaha

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	Lima	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.78
🥤 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	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$24732

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979