Lima vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$443
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$6392
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
80
😀 Quality of life
64
92
🏙️ Population
9.94M
737K

The cost of living in Lima is 66% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5792nd and 206th ($986 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 4404th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Seattle

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Lima Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$28179

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263