Lima vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$426
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
77
82
😀 Quality of life
64
66
🏙️ Population
9.94M
5.38M

The cost of living in Lima is 15% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5780th and 6353rd ($932 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Peru and Russia, respectively. Check Peru vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4655th and 4239th 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
$4.3
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$6504

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438