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

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Lima San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$466
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
87
😀 Quality of life
71
91
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.01M

The cost of living in Lima is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5300th and 8th ($1034 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 3484th and 126th 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
$4.53
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$23151

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273