Lima vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$407	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$1964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	75
😀 Quality of life	65	83
🏙️ Population	9.94M	826K

The cost of living in Lima is 36% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 5647th and 3333rd ($977 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Peru and Spain, respectively. Check Peru vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 4234th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Valencia, Spain

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	Lima	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$9798

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434