Lima vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lima	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$489	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$4175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	74
😀 Quality of life	70	88
🏙️ Population	9.94M	459K

The cost of living in Lima is 55% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5141st and 1097th ($1075 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 940th 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 Virginia Beach. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 4052nd and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Virginia Beach

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	Lima	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.3	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2206	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1546	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.31	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9668	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763