Quality of life in Lima
Lima, Peru, is characterized by reasonably priced housing. Our data reflects that this city has a good ranking in cost of living and leisure & culture.
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Lima, Peru, is characterized by reasonably priced housing. Our data reflects that this city has a good ranking in cost of living and leisure & culture.
Large apartment | $750.00 |
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Medium apartment | $610.00 |
Rent index [score] | 0.87 |
Small apartment | $470.00 |
5km taxi ride | $7.70 |
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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 |
Average monthly increase in number of startups | 1 |
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Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.20 |
Coworking spaces [score] | 0.45 |
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 27 |
Meetups [score] | 0.55 |
Meetups groups | 118 |
Meetups members | 118498 |
Number of investors | 14 |
Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 124 |
Number of upcoming meetup events | 26 |
Startup climate scene [score] | 0.36 |
Startup events | 17 |
Startup events [score] | 0.41 |
Startups [score] | 0.58 |
Total number of startups | 84 |
Funding accelerator names | Wayra PE |
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Number of funding accelerators | 1 |
Venture capital [score] | 0.17 |
Airport hub | 56 |
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Airport hub [score] | 0.30 |
Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.10 |
Human city page | http://cities.human.co/details/Peru/Lima |
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Traffic handling [score] | 0.44 |
Business freedom | 67.80 |
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Business freedom [score] | 0.52 |
Freedom from corruption | 38.00 |
Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.28 |
Lack of labor restrictions | 62.90 |
Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.50 |
Time to open a business | 26.00 |
Time to open a business [score] | 0.71 |
Crime rate [score] | 0.16 |
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Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 6 |
Guns per 100 residents | 19 |
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 expenditure [score] | 0.35 |
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Healthcare quality [score] | 0.50 |
Life expectancy (years) | 75.54 |
Life expectancy [score] | 0.53 |
Country mean scores in PISA math test | 365.47 |
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Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 384.15 |
Country mean scores in PISA science test | 373.11 |
PISA math ranking (high school) | 50 |
PISA ranking | 53 |
PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.10 |
PISA reading (high school) | 47 |
PISA science (high school) | 50 |
Percent of happy students | 0.82 |
Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.75 |
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.60 |
Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.01 |
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.00 |
Air quality [score] | 0.18 |
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Cleanliness [score] | 0.26 |
Drinking water quality [score] | 0.11 |
Urban greenery [score] | 0.44 |
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 3.24 |
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Currency for urban area | PEN |
GDP growth rate | 0.02 |
GDP growth rate [score] | 0.43 |
GDP per capita | $11817.04 |
GDP per capita [score] | 0.20 |
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.69 |
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Income tax level [score] | 0.61 |
Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.36 |
Time overhead to file company taxes | 260 |
VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.18 |
Download speed (Mbps) | 15.24 |
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Internet access (download) [score] | 0.28 |
Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.20 |
Upload speed (Mbps) | 4.46 |
Art galleries | 69 |
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Art galleries [score] | 0.87 |
Cinemas | 134 |
Cinemas [score] | 0.83 |
Comedy clubs | 53 |
Comedy clubs [score] | 0.77 |
Concert venues | 145 |
Concerts [score] | 0.67 |
Historical sites | 180 |
Historical sites [score] | 0.69 |
Museums | 64 |
Museums [score] | 0.67 |
Performing art venues | 142 |
Performing arts [score] | 0.82 |
Sport venues | 103 |
Sports [score] | 0.73 |
Zoos | 8 |
Zoos [score] | 0.79 |
LGBT Equality Index | 69.04 |
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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 |
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.17 |
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Median peak in meters | 300.00 |
Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
Seaside access | 1.00 |
Urban area elevation (meters) | 152.00 |
Water access [score] | 0.91 |
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.
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The overall crime rate puts Lima in position 254 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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Lima is the capital of Peru and its largest city.
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