Lima vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lima	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$443	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$444	$4470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	54
😀 Quality of life	64	87
🏙️ Population	9.94M	525K

The cost of living in Lima is 63% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5792nd and 501st ($986 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 4404th and 281st 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	$4.48	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.4	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.59%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1434	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.02	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.9	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$30262

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$779
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$726
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$687
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$591
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$605
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$612
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$640
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$553
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$588
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$496
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$597
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$699
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$500
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$643
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$549
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$515
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$517
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$560
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$522
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$564
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$490
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$498
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$509
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$617
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$504
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$495
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$406
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$679
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$781
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$454
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$594
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$770
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$641
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$673
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$722

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851