Lima vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$443
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$3414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
99
😀 Quality of life
64
95
🏙️ Population
9.94M
2.15M

The cost of living in Lima is 58% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5792nd and 998th ($986 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and France, respectively. Check Peru vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 4404th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Paris

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Lima Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$18941

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395