Lima vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$407	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	27
😀 Quality of life	65	59
🏙️ Population	9.94M	687K

The cost of living in Lima is 11% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5647th and 4828th ($977 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th in Peru and Spain, respectively. Check Peru vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 4234th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Zaragoza

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	Lima	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387