Lima vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$407	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	78	95
😀 Quality of life	65	62
🏙️ Population	9.94M	6.21M

The cost of living in Lima is 7% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5647th and 5954th ($977 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Peru and Brazil, respectively. Check Peru vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 4234th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Lima	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562