Lima vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lima	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2292	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$426	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$410	$3815
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	33
😀 Quality of life	64	80
🏙️ Population	9.94M	543K

The cost of living in Lima is 54% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5780th and 1697th ($932 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1492nd 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 0.4 months in Lima compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 4655th and 441st 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	$4.3	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.43	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1234	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.54	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.89	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7186	$15695

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$778
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$694
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$658
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$593
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$538
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$626
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$522
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$491
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$491
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$583
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$611
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$519
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$476
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$674
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$525
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$499
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$506
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$634
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$504
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$562
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$511
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$562
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$592
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$475
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$543
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$551
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$637
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$532
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$514
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$390
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$726
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$702
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$472
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$603
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$790
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$705
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066