Lima vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4579
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	54
😀 Quality of life	65	86
🏙️ Population	9.94M	525K

The cost of living in Lima is 65% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5647th and 313th ($977 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 277th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Sacramento

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	Lima	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045