Lima vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$2169
🏠 One person rent
$426
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
77
63
😀 Quality of life
64
61
🏙️ Population
9.94M
2.01M

The cost of living in Lima is 10% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5780th and 6208th ($932 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Peru and Ecuador, respectively. Check Peru vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 4655th and 5206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$7844

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$775
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$536
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$570
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$638
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$515
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$547
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$612
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$511
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$834
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$533
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$642
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$870
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$801
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$903
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$790
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$754
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$814
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$455
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$603
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$416
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$637
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$472
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$720
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$552
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$648
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$507
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$514
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$493
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$532
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$543
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$592
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$504
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$551
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$551
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$639
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$567
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$525
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$639
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$416