Lima vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$4362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	82
😀 Quality of life	71	89
🏙️ Population	9.94M	468K

The cost of living in Lima is 54% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5300th and 1363rd ($1034 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 3484th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Lima	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.53	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$24243

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729