Lima vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	99
😀 Quality of life	65	95
🏙️ Population	9.94M	2.15M

The cost of living in Lima is 57% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5647th and 1222nd ($977 vs $2267) 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 4234th and 25th 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	$4.73	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293