Lima vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$407	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	78	29
😀 Quality of life	65	36
🏙️ Population	9.94M	159K

The cost of living in Lima is 16% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5647th and 6298th ($977 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Peru and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Peru vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 4234th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Praia

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	Lima	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491