vs
PE flag
Lima

Peru

Climate

Ayacucho logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Lima's 8 — Lima wins by 8. Lima also leads on sunny days by 42.

AyacuchoLima
Sunny days
263305
Hot days
00
Frost days
210
Rainy days
20634
Outdoor dinner months
0/128/12
Avg wind
1.6 m/s2.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,6552,888
Darkest month sun
161 hrs/mo177 hrs/mo
UV peak month
12.511.2

Ayacucho

Feels-like °C

17
18
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
18

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Lima

Feels-like °C

27
28
28
27
25
23
23
23
24
25
25
26

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Lima averages $1,015/mo for balanced living; Ayacucho has no cost baseline yet.

Ayacucho

monthly · balanced

Lima

$1,015

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $766Comfort $1,689
Cheaper than 94%in Among 48 Latin America cities

Mobility

Lima scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.2/5
AyacuchoLima
MotorbikeFlightsAirport

Culture

Lima's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Ayacucho's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
3.5/5
AyacuchoLima
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Lima leads

Nature & Outdoors

Lima scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
3.5/5
AyacuchoLima
SeaLakesRunningBeachSurfing

Safety

Lima scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
1.2/5
AyacuchoLima
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquake

Career

Lima scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no career baseline.

/5
vs
3.2/5
AyacuchoLima
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

Lima scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.2/5
AyacuchoLima
Expat-First CommunityExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityGovernment Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

Lima scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
3.6/5
AyacuchoLima
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Lima scores 2.5 on family (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no family baseline.

/5
vs
2.5/5
AyacuchoLima
UniversitiesGroceries

Healthcare

Lima scores 2.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
2.4/5
AyacuchoLima
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Ayacucho averages 17.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Lima's 26.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Ayacucho breathes ~35% cleaner air (9.3 µg/m³ lower).

Ayacucho

Lima

17.4µg/m³
26.7µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Ayacucho (217K) and Lima (10.8M) are 50x in population — Lima is the larger metro, Ayacucho the smaller; on land area Lima spans roughly 27x more ground.

36x

Lima is roughly 36x the scale of Ayacucho

Combined population & area comparison

PE flagLima
36x
PE flagAyacucho
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.PE flagLima10.8M50x
2.PE flagAyacucho217K1x
Area
1.PE flagLima984 km²27x
2.PE flagAyacucho37 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
6.6 km9.1 km

PE flagAyacucho

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
47 km53 km

PE flagLima

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Ayacucho vs Lima

Which is cheaper, Ayacucho or Lima?
Lima has an estimated monthly cost of $1,015.
How does the climate compare between Ayacucho and Lima?
Sunny days: 263 vs 305 d — Lima higher Annual sunshine: 2,655 vs 2,888 hrs — Lima higher Winter sunshine: 161 vs 177 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 0 d — Similar Frost days: 21 vs 0 d — Lima lower Rainy days: 206 vs 34 d — Lima lower
Is Ayacucho or Lima safer?
Lima has a safety score of 1.2/5.
Should I move to Ayacucho or Lima?
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