What a trip to Lima costs, worked out for your days and your party, with every price traced to where it comes from. And then the part most budgets skip: how to actually pay once you are there.
Food, getting around and sights in Lima come to PEN 180–200 per person per day. Accommodation, flights and the airport transfer are on top.Prices reviewed: October 2026.
Days, people and how you like to travel decide almost everything. Flights are left out: they depend on where you start.
You still need, flights aside
PEN 2,500–2,800
≈ $720 – $820 · rate of October 6, 2026
PEN 180–200 per person per day · 7 days and 2 people
Expected
PEN 2,500–2,800
Most trips land in here
Set aside
PEN 2,800
With this you are unlikely to run short
Cushion, kept apart
PEN 260
10% of the trip
FoodPEN 1,300–1,500
Getting aroundPEN 180–290
Airport, both waysPEN 12.00–20.00
Sights and activitiesPEN 560–700
Nights outPEN 160–360
Lodging tax and odds and endsPEN 100–120
Of that, in cash: PEN 500–1,100
The cash share is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement. Your own bank may charge on top; this page cannot know that.
Accommodation is not in this figure. Add your price per night to include it.
Flights are not included.
You probably will not spend the cushion. Having it to hand covers a night you had not planned, a taxi, or a changed ticket.
Styles
What a day in Lima costs, by how you travel
Per person per day, two travelling, without accommodation, flights or the airport transfer. A style is not a figure: it is a way of eating, getting around and seeing things, and each one is spelled out below.
Budget
PEN 110–120 per person per day
Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.
FoodLocal and cheap
PEN 68.00–76.00
Getting aroundPublic transport
PEN 13.00–21.00
Sights and activitiesThe odd paid sight
PEN 20.00–25.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
PEN 5.00–6.10
Mid-range
PEN 180–200 per person per day
Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.
FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
PEN 91–110
Getting aroundPublic transport
PEN 13.00–21.00
Sights and activitiesOne paid sight a day
PEN 40.00–50.00
Nights outNow and then
PEN 11.00–26.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
PEN 7.20–8.90
Comfort
PEN 250–310 per person per day
The best food level we can price, public transport, two paid sights a day.
FoodRestaurants most of the time
PEN 120–160
Getting aroundPublic transport
PEN 13.00–21.00
Sights and activitiesTwo paid sights a day
PEN 80–100
Nights outNow and then
PEN 11.00–26.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
PEN 11.00–14.00
A style's total is not the sum of the extremes of its lines: nobody has a trip where everything comes out cheap, or everything dear. “Sundries” is an assumption of ours, 5% of food, transport and sights, not a measurement.
By length of trip
How much money for 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days in Lima
Per person, two travelling together, without accommodation or flights. It is not the daily figure times the days: airport transfers are paid once, so they weigh less the longer you stay.
Days
Budget
Mid-range
Comfort
3
PEN 340–380 PEN 110–130 a day
PEN 540–620 PEN 180–210 a day
PEN 780–930 PEN 260–310 a day
5
PEN 560–630 PEN 110–130 a day
PEN 860–970 PEN 170–190 a day
PEN 1,200–1,500 PEN 250–300 a day
7
PEN 780–870 PEN 110–120 a day
PEN 1,200–1,400 PEN 180–200 a day
PEN 1,800–2,100 PEN 250–310 a day
10
PEN 1,100–1,200 PEN 110–120 a day
PEN 1,800–2,000 PEN 180–200 a day
PEN 2,500–3,100 PEN 250–310 a day
14
PEN 1,600–1,700 PEN 110–120 a day
PEN 2,500–2,800 PEN 180–200 a day
PEN 3,600–4,300 PEN 250–310 a day
Add your accommodation in the calculator above: it is the largest line and the one we cannot source yet.
Prices
What things cost in Lima
Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.
What
Price
Source
Eating and drinking
Filter coffee (café pasado), El Chinito
PEN 8.50
From the sourceOct 2026
Espresso, Canta Rana
PEN 12.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Quarter rotisserie chicken (pollo a la brasa) with chips and salad, Norky's
PEN 26.90
From the sourceOct 2026
Fried pork belly sandwich (sánguche de chicharrón), El Chinito
PEN 25.90
From the sourceOct 2026
Fish ceviche, Canta Rana
PEN 50.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Ají de gallina (shredded chicken in yellow chilli cream), Panchita
Chicha morada (purple corn drink), single serving, El Chinito
PEN 8.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Chicha morada, glass, Canta Rana
PEN 10.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Cusqueña beer, El Chinito
PEN 13.20
From the sourceOct 2026
Cusqueña beer, 310 ml, Canta Rana
PEN 14.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Pisco sour, Canta Rana
PEN 30.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Getting around
Metropolitano bus rapid transit, one trip on the trunk route
PEN 3.20
From the sourceOct 2026
Metropolitano, integrated fare with a feeder bus
PEN 3.50
From the sourceOct 2026
AeroDirecto airport bus (ATU), one way, by distance
PEN 3.00–5.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Sights
Museo Larco, general admission
PEN 50.00
From the sourceOct 2026
MALI (Lima Art Museum), foreign visitors
PEN 40.00
From the sourceOct 2026
From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.
What each food level is made of
A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.
Local and cheap
From Filter coffee (café pasado), El Chinito + Fried pork belly sandwich (sánguche de chicharrón), El Chinito + Quarter rotisserie chicken (pollo a la brasa) with chips and salad, Norky's + Soft drink, single serving, Norky's (PEN 68.20) to Filter coffee (café pasado), El Chinito + Fried pork belly sandwich (sánguche de chicharrón), El Chinito + Chicha morada (purple corn drink), single serving, El Chinito + Quarter rotisserie chicken (pollo a la brasa) with chips and salad, Norky's + Soft drink, single serving, Norky's (PEN 76.20).
Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
From Filter coffee (café pasado), El Chinito + Fried pork belly sandwich (sánguche de chicharrón), El Chinito + Chicha morada (purple corn drink), single serving, El Chinito + Ají de gallina (shredded chicken in yellow chilli cream), Panchita (PEN 91.40) to Filter coffee (café pasado), El Chinito + Fried pork belly sandwich (sánguche de chicharrón), El Chinito + Chicha morada (purple corn drink), single serving, El Chinito + Fish ceviche, Canta Rana + Cusqueña beer, 310 ml, Canta Rana (PEN 106).
Restaurants most of the time
From Espresso, Canta Rana + Fish ceviche, Canta Rana + Soft drink, medium, Canta Rana + Ají de gallina (shredded chicken in yellow chilli cream), Panchita (PEN 119) to Espresso, Canta Rana + Fish ceviche, Canta Rana + Cusqueña beer, 310 ml, Canta Rana + Lomo saltado (stir-fried beef tenderloin), Panchita (PEN 164).
Accommodation
What the night costs, and the tax on top
There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.
Lodging tax
No lodging tax is charged here. From the sourceOct 2026
Each line is a subtraction done with the prices on this page. No tricks: just the sum.
What saves
Eating “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner” instead of “Restaurants most of the time”: PEN 28.00–58.00 less per person per day.
Eating “Local and cheap” instead of “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner”: PEN 23.00–30.00 less per person per day.
“Filter coffee (café pasado), El Chinito” (PEN 8.50) instead of “Espresso, Canta Rana” (PEN 12.00): PEN 3.50 less each time.
“Chicha morada (purple corn drink), single serving, El Chinito” (PEN 8.00) instead of “Chicha morada, glass, Canta Rana” (PEN 10.00): PEN 2.00 less each time.
Paying
Paying in Peru
What holds for the whole country: where a card is enough, where to change money, and the taxes.
Where a card is enough
Only the places a source speaks about. Where it says nothing, neither do we.
Where
How you pay
Small shops
Cash From the source
Markets and stalls
Cash From the source
Taxis
Cash From the source
Rural areas
Cash From the source
From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.
Where to change money
The cheapest route is usually an ATM and a card that does not charge for converting; whether yours does is up to your bank. These are the places that change cash.
Airports
Banks
Exchange counters
US dollars are accepted in many shops, restaurants, hotels and petrol stations; bring notes in good condition, as torn or worn ones are often refused.
Taxes and charges
Consumption tax: 18%.
Questions
Questions about money in Lima
How much money do you need for a week in Lima?
For seven days, PEN 1,200–1,400 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.
How much money do you need for 3 days in Lima?
For 3 days, PEN 540–620 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.
What is a realistic daily budget in Lima?
Per person per day, without accommodation or flights: PEN 110–120 on the “Budget” style, PEN 180–200 on the “Mid-range” style, and PEN 250–310 on the “Comfort” style.
Can you travel to Lima on a budget?
The cheapest style we work out is “Budget”: PEN 110–120 per person per day, without accommodation or flights. Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.
How much does food cost in Lima?
From PEN 68.00 per person per day (“Local and cheap”) to PEN 160 (“Restaurants most of the time”). The price table has what each dish costs.
How much does transport cost in Lima?
A ride on public transport costs PEN 3.20–3.50.
Is there a lodging tax in Lima?
None on record as of October 2026.
How much cash should you carry in Lima?
For a week on the “Mid-range” style, about PEN 250–530 per person, two travelling. It is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement.
Is it better to use cash or card in Lima?
In cash: small shops; markets and stalls; taxis; rural areas.
Sources
Where every figure comes from
Each price on this page carries its source. These are all of them. Prices reviewed: October 2026.
This page tells you how much to take. The app keeps count of what you spend.
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