Lima vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	34
😀 Quality of life	65	80
🏙️ Population	9.94M	543K

The cost of living in Lima is 50% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5647th and 1962nd ($977 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1679th 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 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 561st 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	$4.73	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262