Lima vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$2026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$4583
🏠 One person rent
$489
$1244
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$2046
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.86M

The cost of living in Lima is 47% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5141st and 1966th ($1075 vs $2026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Poland, respectively. Check Peru vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 4052nd and 348th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Warsaw

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Lima Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$5.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$1304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$945
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$2244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$6614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$4194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.31
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$88.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9668
$16711

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1569
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1255
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1262
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1028
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1053
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1193
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1188
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1221
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1228
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1377
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1062
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$949
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1178
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1152
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1337
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1165
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1283
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1214
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1343
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$589
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$834
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1184
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1203
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1184
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1070
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1220
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1198
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$987
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$898
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1145
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1233
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1247
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1068
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1133
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$1014
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1130
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$399