Lima vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	71	100
🏙️ Population	9.94M	5.45M

The cost of living in Lima is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5300th and 370th ($1034 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Australia, respectively. Check Peru vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3484th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Sydney

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	Lima	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.53	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$25164

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863