Lima vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$443
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
9.94M
13M

The cost of living in Lima is 8% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5792nd and 5091st ($986 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Russia, respectively. Check Peru vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4404th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Moscow

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Lima Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$11652

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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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541