Lima vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$407	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	65	94
🏙️ Population	9.94M	690K

The cost of living in Lima is 69% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5647th and 96th ($977 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Washington

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	Lima	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$24653

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979