Lima

Life quality score

City ranking

Housing

9
47/265
Details
Large apartment$750.00
Medium apartment$610.00
Rent index [score]0.87
Small apartment$470.00

Cost of Living

8
38/248
Details
5km taxi ride$7.70
A Cappuccino$3.10
A beer$2.20
A kilogram of Apples$1.20
Bread$0.89
Inflation [score]0.85
Lunch$4.40
Monthly fitness club membership$53.00
Monthly public transport$32.00
Movie ticket$4.80
Price of a meal at a restaurant$30.74

Startups

4
152/264
Details
Average monthly increase in number of startups1
Average monthly increase in number of startups [score]0.20
Coworking spaces [score]0.45
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co27
Meetups [score]0.55
Meetups groups118
Meetups members118498
Number of investors14
Number of startup events in the last 12 months124
Number of upcoming meetup events26
Startup climate scene [score]0.36
Startup events17
Startup events [score]0.41
Startups [score]0.58
Total number of startups84

Venture Capital

2
172/192
Details
Funding accelerator namesWayra PE
Number of funding accelerators1
Venture capital [score]0.17

Travel Connectivity

2
177/266
Details
Airport hub56
Airport hub [score]0.30
Intercity train connectivity [score]0.10

Commute

5
166/255
Details
Human city pagehttp://cities.human.co/details/Peru/Lima
Traffic handling [score]0.44

Business Freedom

5
224/264
Details
Business freedom67.80
Business freedom [score]0.52
Freedom from corruption38.00
Freedom from corruption [score]0.28
Lack of labor restrictions62.90
Lack of labor restrictions [score]0.50
Time to open a business26.00
Time to open a business [score]0.71

Safety

5
223/266
Details
Crime rate [score]0.16
Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year6
Guns per 100 residents19
Lack of gun related deaths [score]0.85
Lack of guns [score]0.90
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score]0.88

Healthcare

5
225/265
Details
Healthcare expenditure [score]0.35
Healthcare quality [score]0.50
Life expectancy (years)75.54
Life expectancy [score]0.53

Education

1
232/240
Details
Country mean scores in PISA math test365.47
Country mean scores in PISA reading test384.15
Country mean scores in PISA science test373.11
PISA math ranking (high school)50
PISA ranking53
PISA ranking (high school) [score]0.10
PISA reading (high school)47
PISA science (high school)50
Percent of happy students0.82
Percent of low performers in PISA math test0.75
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test0.60
Percent of top performers in PISA math test0.01
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test0.00

Environmental Quality

2
247/266
Details
Air quality [score]0.18
Cleanliness [score]0.26
Drinking water quality [score]0.11
Urban greenery [score]0.44

Economy

3
238/263
Details
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area3.24
Currency for urban areaPEN
GDP growth rate0.02
GDP growth rate [score]0.43
GDP per capita$11817.04
GDP per capita [score]0.20

Taxation

7
43/266
Details
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score]0.69
Income tax level [score]0.61
Profit tax (% of profit)0.36
Time overhead to file company taxes260
VAT (Sales Tax)0.18

Internet Access

2
240/266
Details
Download speed (Mbps)15.24
Internet access (download) [score]0.28
Internet access (upload) [score]0.20
Upload speed (Mbps)4.46

Leisure & Culture

7
86/264
Details
Art galleries69
Art galleries [score]0.87
Cinemas134
Cinemas [score]0.83
Comedy clubs53
Comedy clubs [score]0.77
Concert venues145
Concerts [score]0.67
Historical sites180
Historical sites [score]0.69
Museums64
Museums [score]0.67
Performing art venues142
Performing arts [score]0.82
Sport venues103
Sports [score]0.73
Zoos8
Zoos [score]0.79

Tolerance

6
188/266
Details
LGBT Equality Index69.04
LGBT Equality Index [score]0.70
LGBT adoption rights✔ Legal
LGBT age of consent✔ Equal
LGBT blood donation regulations✔ Legal
LGBT conversion therapy regulations✔ Banned
LGBT discrimination legality✖ No protections
LGBT employment discrimination legality✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT gender changing rights✖ Illegal
LGBT homosexuality rights✔ Legal
LGBT housing discrimination legality✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT marriage rights✖ Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned
Tolerance towards minorities [score]0.52

Outdoors

5
76/266
Details
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score]0.17
Median peak in meters300.00
Presence of hills in city1.00
Presence of mountains in city1.00
Seaside access1.00
Urban area elevation (meters)152.00
Water access [score]0.91
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Cost of living

Costs of living in Lima are in the least expensive 20 percent of all 248 Teleport cities. Moving to Lima will very likely decrease your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international  cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.

Housing costs (USD)

$570$930
$750
Median rent for
apartments in city center

Daily living costs (USD)

Monthly fitness club membership$53
Movie ticket$5
Broadband internet connection$44
Monthly public transport$32
Lunch$4
-59%
compared to
San Francisco
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Job salary calculator

Software Engineer salaries in Lima are below average. For this job type, Lima ranks 204th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Lima.

Estimated annual salary (in USD)

$27,021
Median salary
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Locals review Lima

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What could Lima do better?#improveLima

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Taxation

Personal taxation

Effective income tax rate

16%
For annual salary of $40000
21%
For annual salary of $80000

Value added tax (VAT)

18%
Standard tax rate. Different rates might apply for certain product categories.

Compared to other cities

40/266

Corporate taxation

Compared to other cities

73/263
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Safety

Gun crimes & Ownership

18.80
Guns per 100 people
5.53
Gun deaths per 100k people / year
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Overall crime rate city ranking

The overall crime rate puts Lima in position 254 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.

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People in Lima

Population of Lima

8,902,900
6,463 /km²
12/264
Density (people per unit of area)
9%
Growth in 2015-2020
Lima

Demographics of Peru

Median age
28
Elderly people
7%
Life expectancy at birth
74
GDP per capita (in USD)
$11,817
231/263
Unemployment
6%
141/264

Languages

English proficiency score
50
208/228
Common spoken languages
Spanish

Friends living in Lima

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Teleport Users  X  Lima

Teleport users who are      Lima

Work in:

Teacher
5.22%
Founder
5.22%
Software Engineer
5.22%
Web Developer
4.35%
Project Manager
3.48%
Marketing Manager
3.48%
UX Designer
3.48%
Other
69.57%

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Climate

Average day length (hours)

12.5

Climate type

Tropical and Subtropical Desert

Average daily maximum temperature

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Impressions from Lima

7:09 What to Do in Lima, Peru | 36 Hours Travel Videos | The New York Times

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On living in Lima

Lima is the capital of Peru and its largest city.

Founded in 1535 by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, the modern city is a curious mix of the modern mega city with some 'islands of modernity', large but orderly slum areas and colonial architecture in the city center. Lima was the seat of Spanish rule for 300 years, and as such it has wonderful churches, cloisters and monasteries.

Lima is the best place to try Peruvian cuisine, which has a huge variety of ingredients from the coast, mountain and Amazon regions. The cold sea current that passes Peru's long coast makes the sea very rich in fish and seafood.

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Good Country Index

Every city comes with a country. How is this one doing in terms of giving back to the global community? Our friends at The Good Country Index measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away, relative to its size.

Overall ranking

Peru
96th from a total of 163 countries

World Order

86th

Refugees hosted

Refugees generated

Charity giving

Birth rate

UN Treaties signed

International Peace & Security

96th

Dues in arrears to UN peace keeping budgets

International violent conflict

Peacekeeping troops

Arms exports

Internet security (2014)

Planet & Climate

77th

Ecological footprint

Reforestation since 1992

Hazardous pesticides exports

CO2 emissions

Ozone

Prosperity & Equality

64th

Development assistance

FDI outflows

Fairtrade market size

UN volunteers abroad

Open trading

Culture

103rd

Freedom of movement

Press freedom

Creative services exports

UNESCO dues in arrears as % of contribution

Creative goods exports

Science & Technology

112nd

Nobel prizes

Patents

Journal exports

International publications

International Students

Health & Wellbeing

114th

Pharmaceutical exports

Voluntary excess donations to the WHO

Food aid

Humanitarian aid donations

International Health Regulations Compliance

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