Lima vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$443
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$1966
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
64
83
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.86M

The cost of living in Lima is 45% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5792nd and 2592nd ($986 vs $1780) 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 0.5 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 4404th and 387th 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
$4.48
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$4.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$13474

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390