Lima vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$407	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$454
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	72
😀 Quality of life	65	56
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.33M

The cost of living in Lima is 30% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 5647th and 6663rd ($977 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Peru and Brazil, respectively. Check Peru vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Porto Alegre ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 4234th and 5820th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Porto Alegre

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	Lima	Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$7512

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$632
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$546
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$624
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$495
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$564
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$584
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$593
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$599
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$536
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$608
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$549
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$537
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$519
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$529
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$551
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$500
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$619
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$578
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$577
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$463
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$537
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$589
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$628
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$594
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$857
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$707
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$632
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$639
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$659
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$600
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$461