Lima vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$407	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	78	87
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.39M

The cost of living in Lima is 71% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5647th and 36th ($977 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs San Diego

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	Lima	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759