Lima vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	71	96
🏙️ Population	9.94M	2.14M

The cost of living in Lima is 60% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5300th and 791st ($1034 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Peru and Australia, respectively. Check Peru vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 3484th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Perth

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	Lima	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.53	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$17749

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913