Lima vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$407	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$484
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	78	12
😀 Quality of life	65	46
🏙️ Population	9.94M	14.7K

The cost of living in Lima is 4% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 5647th and 5404th ($977 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Peru and Dominica, respectively. Check Peru vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 4234th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Roseau

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	Lima	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$3299

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166