Lima vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$466	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$7152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	71	94
🏙️ Population	9.94M	690K

The cost of living in Lima is 69% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5300th and 74th ($1034 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th 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 2.1 months in Washington. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 3484th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Lima	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.53	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$24903

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088