Cost of Living in Lima, 🇵🇪 Peru - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 24 26 25 1 $699 $776 $1,077 $524 $87

Utilities 31 32 33 1 — $73 $108 $58 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 22 $9 $29 $37 $29 $1

Groceries 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 1 $124 $322 $705 $205 $7

Transportation 3 10 28 $84 $68 $190 $42 $15

Dining Out 1 30 $392 $244 $454 $77 $46

Leisure Activities 1 23 $64 $107 $1,437 $36 $28

Health Insurance 8 $63 $90 $265 $25 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 12 — $12 $25 — —

Total $1,435 $1,721 $4,298 $996 $186

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 24 25 1 $524.00 $466 – $853 per month

Coworking Space 7 $219.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 26 27 1 $699.00 $466 – $915 per month

Coliving Space 26 $314.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 29 $2.66 per cup

Beer 21 1 $1.69 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 29 $4.36 per meal

Fast Food Combo 30 1 $8.44 per meal

Apples 18 1 $2.62 per kg

Bread 15 1 $3.00 per loaf

Milk 14 1 $1.69 per liter

Rice 13 1 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 16 1 $6.37 per kg

Beef 17 1 $14.23 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 19 1 $7.54 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 29 $32.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 20 1 $0.93 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 28 1 $3.49 per trip

Taxi per km 28 1 $2.33 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 1 $23.00 per month

Gasoline 2 1 $1.68 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 10 28 $4.66 per trip

Scooter Rental 10 $11.64 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $8.73 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 22 1 $20.00 per month

Gym Membership 23 1 $29.00 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 1 29 $20.69 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $2.91 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 1 29 $7.13 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 29 1 $49.21 per pair

Summer Dress 1 29 $36.32 per dress

Running Shoes 29 1 $83.49 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 11 $14.55 per visit

Laundry 29 $6.05 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 9 $23.28 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 29 1 $5.38 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 3.4362 PEN on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Bogotá, Medellín, Santiago, Mexico City

Numbeo Lima (Oct 2025 snapshot; lb→kg for produce)Index
Peru Octane-95 PEN 5.78/L (2026-10-19)Index
Metropolitano troncal S/ 3.20; Lima Pass card S/ 4.50Secondary
ATU Metropolitano / corredores recarga digitalOfficial
Movistar prepago S/ 30 / 30 days (A21, country prep)Official
Bitel Prepago Papa S/ 10 / 30 daysOfficial
Spaces Barranco open desk USD 219/monthListings
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 / 4 weeksOfficial
GP consulta S/ 80Secondary
Ride-hail ~S/ 10–22 per 5 km; Metropolitano S/ 3.20Secondary
Men’s haircut S/ 50 (Miraflores)Secondary
Visa-free visitor stay rules (UK FCDO)Official
Arroz Superior Wong 1 kg S/ 3.90Listings
Leche UHT entera 1 L S/ 5.80Listings
Pan de molde Bimbo 620 g S/ 10.30Listings
Filete de pechuga de pollo S/ 21.90/kgListings
Carne de res molida S/ 48.90/kgListings
Manzana roja S/ 8.99/kgListings
Trapiche Malbec 750 mL S/ 25.90Listings
Agua San Mateo 1.5 L S/ 3.20Listings
Sixpack Pilsen Callao lata 473 mL S/ 34.90Listings
Movistar fibra 400 Mbps promo S/ 69.90/monthOfficial
Smart Fit Plan Fit S/ 99.90/month (sedes API)Official
1BR San Miguel S/ 1,800/monthListings
1BR San Isidro S/ 2,667/monthListings
Furnished 1BR S/ 2,400/monthListings
Furnished mini-apartment San Borja S/ 1,600/monthListings
Lima taxi reference S/ 12 start + S/ 8/km (Jan 2025)Secondary
Livingcost Lima crowdsourced prices (June 2026)Index
Bembos combo menu from ~S/ 28Listings
Osinergmin pliegos tarifarios eléctricos vigentes (BT5B Luz del Sur / Enel)Official
SEDAPAL estructura tarifaria agua y saneamiento (cargo fijo S/ 6.30)Official
Cálidda pliego tarifario gas natural residencial A1 (ago 2026)Official

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1384.96 699
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 620.35 524
- Apples 1.88 2.62
- Beef 10.96 14.23
- Beer 3.46 1.69
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- Bread 2.45 3
- Chicken Fillets 6.35 6.37
- Cinema Ticket 6.92 7.13
- Coffee 3.32 2.66
- Coliving Space 807.9 314
- Coworking Space 187.55 219
- Dining Out local 86.56, nomad 605.92, expat 274.11, family 519.36, tourist 51.94 local 77, nomad 392, expat 244, family 454, tourist 46
- Doctor Visit (GP) 51.94 23.28
- Fast Food Combo 7.5 8.44
- Gasoline 5.63 1.68
- Groceries local 187.55, nomad 129.84, expat 317.39, family 692.48, tourist 7.21 local 205, nomad 124, expat 322, family 705, tourist 7.44
- Gym Membership 46.17 29
- Haircut 14.43 14.55
- Health Insurance local 23.08, nomad 75.02, expat 92.33, family 274.11, tourist 5.77 local 25, nomad 63, expat 90, family 265, tourist 2.1
- Housing local 346.24, nomad 923.31, expat 634.77, family 1298.4, tourist 80.79 local 524, nomad 699, expat 776, family 1077, tourist 87
- Internet & Mobile local 25.97, nomad 51.94, expat 43.28, family 63.48, tourist 4.33 local 29, nomad 8.73, family 37, tourist 0.58
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 31.74 20
- Jeans 51.94 49.21
- Laundry 2.45 6.05
- Leisure Activities local 43.28, nomad 346.24, expat 144.27, family 346.24, tourist 28.85 local 36, nomad 64, expat 107, family 1437, tourist 28
- Meal (Inexpensive) 5.19 4.36
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 46.17 32
- Milk 1.5 1.69
- Mobile Plan 12.98 8.73
- Monthly Transport Pass 37.51 23
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.1 5.38
- Rice 1.38 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 4.62 4.66
- Running Shoes 92.33 83.49
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7.21 2.91
- Scooter Rental 10.1 11.64
- Summer Dress 38.95 36.32
- Taxi Start 2.31 3.49
- Taxi per km 1.3 2.33
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 15.87 20.69
- Transportation local 63.48, nomad 129.84, expat 100.99, family 259.68, tourist 17.31 local 42, nomad 84, expat 68, family 190, tourist 15
- Utilities local 43.28, nomad 0, expat 100.99, family 187.55, tourist 0 local 58, nomad 0, expat 73, family 108, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 14.43, expat 28.85, family 57.71 local 0, expat 12, family 25
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.93
- Wine (Mid-range) 12.98 7.54
Utilities repriced on Osinergmin, SEDAPAL and Cálidda official tariffs (lint: non-index primary); values unchanged (cdn.www.gob.pe, cdn.www.gob.pe, calidda.com.pe).

Lima cost of living