Lima vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$407	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	87
😀 Quality of life	65	92
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.01M

The cost of living in Lima is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5647th and 8th ($977 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Jose, United States. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs San Jose, United States

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	Lima	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$25839

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968