Lima vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lima	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2534	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$453	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$592	$4380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	79	54
😀 Quality of life	71	88
🏙️ Population	9.94M	525K

The cost of living in Lima is 63% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5274th and 362nd ($1040 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 307th 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 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 3631st and 309th 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	$4.56	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1809	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$27489

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$838
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$737
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$604
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$676
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$732
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$595
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$654
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$531
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$730
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$527
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$589
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$607
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$609
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$624
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$594
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$648
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$563
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$596
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$601
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$704
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$656
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$445
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$748
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$654
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$582
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$587
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$780
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$675
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$681
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$745

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850