Lima vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$2767
🏠 One person rent	$407	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$1925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	58
😀 Quality of life	65	81
🏙️ Population	9.94M	687K

The cost of living in Lima is 22% less expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 5647th and 4325th ($977 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Peru and Spain, respectively. Check Peru vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.5 months in Seville. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Seville ranked 8th in Spain, while ranked 4234th and 492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Seville

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	Lima	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$3611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$6.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$72.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$6034

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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 Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1197
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1165
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1124
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1201
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1081
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1358
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1359
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$893
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1100
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1395
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1178
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2040
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$889
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1353
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1373
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1196
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1430
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1291
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1126
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1141
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1263
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$679
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1204
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$905
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1415
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1014
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$930
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1950