Lima vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$443
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
77
87
😀 Quality of life
64
92
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.39M

The cost of living in Lima is 71% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5792nd and 45th ($986 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 San Diego. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 4404th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$21468

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647