Lima vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lima	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2292	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$426	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$410	$4345
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	82
😀 Quality of life	64	87
🏙️ Population	9.94M	468K

The cost of living in Lima is 66% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5780th and 304th ($932 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th 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 0.4 months in Lima compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 4655th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Raleigh

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	Lima	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.43	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1234	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.54	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.89	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7186	$22084

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Cities near Lima

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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857