Lima vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$407	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	91
😀 Quality of life	65	77
🏙️ Population	9.94M	6.26M

The cost of living in Lima is 14% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5647th and 4686th ($977 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Chile, respectively. Check Peru vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4234th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Santiago

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	Lima	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731