Lima vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lima	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2292	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$426	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$410	$3155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	64	94
🏙️ Population	9.94M	2.15M

The cost of living in Lima is 58% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5780th and 1216th ($932 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Peru and France, respectively. Check Peru vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 4655th and 33rd 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	$4.3	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.43	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1234	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.54	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.89	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7186	$16502

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$778
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$694
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$658
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$593
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$538
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$626
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$522
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$491
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$491
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$583
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$611
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$519
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$476
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$674
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$525
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$499
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$506
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$634
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$504
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$562
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$511
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$562
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$592
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$475
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$543
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$551
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$637
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$532
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$514
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$390
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$726
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$702
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$472
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$603
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$790
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$705
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381