Lima vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$4463
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	69
😀 Quality of life	71	91
🏙️ Population	9.94M	385K

The cost of living in Lima is 60% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 5300th and 777th ($1034 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 683rd 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 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 3484th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Lima	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.53	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$19356

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260