Lima vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$443
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
77
92
😀 Quality of life
64
86
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.38M

The cost of living in Lima is 40% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5792nd and 3084th ($986 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Peru and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Peru vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 4404th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Prague

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Lima Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$12545

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141