Lima vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	74
😀 Quality of life	71	88
🏙️ Population	9.94M	459K

The cost of living in Lima is 58% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5300th and 978th ($1034 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st 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 82nd in the United States, while ranked 3484th and 286th 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	$4.53	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$16143

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769