Lima vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$407	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	78	81
😀 Quality of life	65	67
🏙️ Population	9.94M	5.6M

The cost of living in Lima is 0.4% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5647th and 5668th ($977 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Peru and Russia, respectively. Check Peru vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4234th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Saint Petersburg

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	Lima	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441