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City profile

LimaPeru

Present one · tear to read
§Vital signs
Population
7.7M
Time zone
UTC-5America/Lima
01Overview · at a glance

Every headline figure, flattened.

The indicators most-asked by new arrivals, no narrative. Figures reconcile verified, commercial, and community source panels; blanks show where data collection is still underway.

Monthly spend
verified
623/mo
Reconciled cost-of-living total for a typical month.
Summer high / winter low
verified
31°/15°C
Warmest and coolest monthly normals on record.
Foreign residents
community
Pending
Share of foreign-born residents — data collection underway.
Healthcare ranking
verified
Pending
Health-system ranking — data collection underway.
Coworking desks
community
Pending
Coworking capacity — data collection underway.
02Cost of living
$622/ mo

A monthly budget for one settled resident — housing, groceries, transit, and the rest.

Where it goes

share of monthly spend
Rent$34956%
Food and groceries$12720%
Transportation$153%
Utilities$7111%
Entertainment$599%

Cost vs. nearby cities

monthly, same country
Lima
$622
Cusco
N/A
Arequipa
N/A
02Cost of living · the full basket

The full basket, line by line.

Every cost line item with its share of the monthly total, beside the same figure for nearby cities.

Monthly breakdown

Rent56% of total$349
Food and groceries20% of total$127
Transportation3% of total$15
Utilities11% of total$71
Entertainment9% of total$59

Cost vs. nearby cities

Lima$622
CuscoN/A
ArequipaN/A
03Climate
MonthHighLowRainVisit
January21°C33 mmB
February19°C0 mmA
March31°C19°C1 mmA
April29°C20°C0 mmA
May17°C0 mmA
June1 mmA
July15°C1 mmA
August15°C1 mmA
September15°C1 mmA
October16°C0 mmA
November17°C0 mmA
December18°C1 mmA
03Climate · month by month

Twelve months, measured.

Monthly high/low normals and rainfall, with a rain-derived A–D visit grade for each month.

Climatenormals
Summer high31°warmest month
Winter low15°coolest month
MonthHighLowRainRain relativeVisit
January21°C33 mmB
February19°C0 mmA
March31°C19°C1 mmA
April29°C20°C0 mmA
May17°C0 mmA
June1 mmA
July15°C1 mmA
August15°C1 mmA
September15°C1 mmA
October16°C0 mmA
November17°C0 mmA
December18°C1 mmA
04Visas & residency

The routes in, compared.

A side-by-side of residency routes with income floors, processing waits, and renewal tracks.

Coverage in progress

Residency routes

Structured visa and residency routes for this country are not yet collected. Data collection is underway.

05Neighborhoods

The city, by neighborhood.

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood map with safety, rent, and connectivity per district.

Coverage in progress

Neighborhood map

Neighborhood-level profiles and the interactive district map are not yet collected for this city. Data collection is underway.

07Sources

Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is traceable. Each source below is dated to its last verified update.

  • Monthly Cost TotalSource: Numbeo · Updated Invalid Date
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