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Cost of living in Lima 2026

Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Lima, with quick comparisons to other cities.

Cost index (base New York = 100)

26

74% cheaper than New York

LimaUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 2,570 PEN $756
1-bed apartment, outside centre 1,213 PEN $357
3-bed apartment, centre 4,309 PEN $1,267
Room in shared flat 607 PEN $178
Buy price per m2 7,994 PEN $2,350
Living cost excl. rent 1,972 PEN $580
Typical net salary 2,166 PEN $637

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How we calculate and where the data comes from

Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.

Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.