Lima vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lima | Reykjavik | |
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Lima is 66% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5792nd and 204th ($986 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Iceland, respectively. Check Peru vs Iceland comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 4404th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lima vs Reykjavik
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| Lima | Reykjavik | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi |  Callao | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Huaral | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Huacho | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Huancayo | |
| 205 km or 128 mi | Pisco | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Huanuco | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Ica | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Huaraz | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Ayacucho | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Chimbote | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Abancay | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Trujillo | |
| 490 km or 304 mi | Pucallpa | |
| 567 km or 352 mi | Cajamarca | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Cusco | |
| 623 km or 387 mi | Tarapoto | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Chachapoyas | |
| 663 km or 412 mi | Chiclayo | |
| 685 km or 426 mi |  Cruzeiro do Sul | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Jaen | |
| 765 km or 475 mi | Arequipa | |
| 838 km or 521 mi | Juliaca | |
| 855 km or 531 mi | Puerto Maldonado | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Piura | |
| 866 km or 538 mi | Puno | |
| 891 km or 554 mi | Sullana | |
| 896 km or 557 mi | Paita | |
| 927 km or 576 mi |  Loja | |
| 952 km or 591 mi | Talara | |
| 987 km or 614 mi | Mancora | |
| 988 km or 614 mi | Tacna | |
| 1014 km or 630 mi | Iquitos | |
| 1014 km or 630 mi |  Arica | |
| 1015 km or 631 mi | Tumbes | |
| 1029 km or 639 mi | Machala | |
| 1032 km or 642 mi | Rio Branco | |
| 1041 km or 647 mi | Cuenca | |
| 1073 km or 666 mi |  El Alto | |
| 1077 km or 669 mi | La Paz | |
| 1138 km or 707 mi | Milagro |
Cities near Reykjavik
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 6.8 km or 4.2 mi |  Kopavogur | |
| 9.8 km or 6.1 mi | Hafnarfjorur | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Keflavik | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Akureyri | |
| 795 km or 494 mi |  Torshavn | |
| 1204 km or 748 mi |  Inverness | |
| 1230 km or 764 mi | Elgin | |
| 1300 km or 808 mi | Derry | |
| 1309 km or 813 mi | Greenock | |
| 1321 km or 821 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 1325 km or 823 mi | Perth | |
| 1328 km or 825 mi | Stirling | |
| 1331 km or 827 mi | Paisley | |
| 1333 km or 828 mi | Alloa | |
| 1337 km or 831 mi | Glasgow | |
| 1339 km or 832 mi | Dundee | |
| 1340 km or 833 mi | Omagh | |
| 1341 km or 833 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 1342 km or 834 mi | Irvine | |
| 1348 km or 838 mi | East Kilbride | |
| 1349 km or 838 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 1351 km or 839 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 1353 km or 841 mi | Hamilton | |
| 1357 km or 843 mi | Ayr | |
| 1360 km or 845 mi | Kirkcaldy | |
| 1365 km or 848 mi | Livingston | |
| 1372 km or 852 mi | Edinburgh | |
| 1382 km or 859 mi | Newtownabbey | |
| 1387 km or 862 mi | Belfast | |
| 1390 km or 864 mi | Bangor | |
| 1391 km or 864 mi | Lisburn | |
| 1401 km or 871 mi |  Alesund | |
| 1413 km or 878 mi |  Galway | |
| 1425 km or 886 mi | Dundalk | |
| 1431 km or 889 mi | Dumfries | |
| 1433 km or 891 mi | Nuuk | |
| 1441 km or 895 mi | Molde | |
| 1454 km or 903 mi | Kristiansund | |
| 1455 km or 904 mi | Drogheda | |
| 1455 km or 904 mi | Bergen |