Lima vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	80
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	9.94M	737K

The cost of living in Lima is 68% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5647th and 158th ($977 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 15th in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 98th 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	$4.73	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093