Lima vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$407	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	95
😀 Quality of life	65	65
🏙️ Population	9.94M	11.5M

The cost of living in Lima is 0.1% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5647th and 5654th ($977 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Brazil, respectively. Check Peru vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4234th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Sao Paulo

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	Lima	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611