Lima vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$407	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	78	19
😀 Quality of life	65	75
🏙️ Population	9.94M	630K

The cost of living in Lima is 14% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5647th and 4672nd ($977 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Peru and Italy, respectively. Check Peru vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 4234th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Palermo

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	Lima	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159