Lima vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lima	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$489	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$3197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	18
😀 Quality of life	70	85
🏙️ Population	9.94M	216K

The cost of living in Lima is 47% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5141st and 1932nd ($1075 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Peru and New Zealand, respectively. Check Peru vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 4052nd and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Wellington

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	Lima	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.3	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2206	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1546	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.31	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9668	$13419

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Cities near Lima

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

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865