Lima vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	69
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.61M

The cost of living in Lima is 59% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 5647th and 955th ($977 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th in Peru and the United States, respectively. Check Peru vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Phoenix

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	Lima	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$12281

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724