Lima vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lima	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$489	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	33
😀 Quality of life	70	84
🏙️ Population	9.94M	543K

The cost of living in Lima is 44% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5141st and 2278th ($1075 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1724th 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 4052nd and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Tucson

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	Lima	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.3	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2206	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1546	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.31	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9668	$15659

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$844
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$796
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$752
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$611
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$608
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$661
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$540
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$664
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$746
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$596
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$691
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$617
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$676
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$619
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$652
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$605
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$660
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$571
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$605
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$650
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$594
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$714
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$668
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$461
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$760
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$727
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$590
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$822
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$665
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$675
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$755

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190