Lima vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$407	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	89
😀 Quality of life	65	97
🏙️ Population	9.94M	5.87M

The cost of living in Lima is 68% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5647th and 129th ($977 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Singapore, respectively. Check Peru vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4234th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Singapore City

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	Lima	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605