Lima vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lima	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$489	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$4089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	81
😀 Quality of life	70	91
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.43M

The cost of living in Lima is 48% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5141st and 1874th ($1075 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1483rd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 4052nd and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs San Antonio

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	Lima	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.3	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2206	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1546	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.31	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9668	$17470

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$844
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$796
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$752
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$611
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$608
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$661
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$540
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$664
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$746
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$596
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$691
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$617
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$676
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$619
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$652
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$605
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$660
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$571
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$605
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$650
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$594
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$714
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$668
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$461
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$760
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$727
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$590
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$822
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$665
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$675
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$755

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150