Lima vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	88
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	9.94M	653K

The cost of living in Lima is 63% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5647th and 603rd ($977 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Portland

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	Lima	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741