Lima vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	82
😀 Quality of life	65	88
🏙️ Population	9.94M	468K

The cost of living in Lima is 59% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5647th and 972nd ($977 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 0.5 months in Lima compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 221st 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	$4.73	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682