vs
PE flag
Lima

Peru

Climate

Huancayo logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Lima's 8 — Lima wins by 8. Lima also leads on sunny days by 101.

HuancayoLima
Sunny days
204305
Hot days
00
Frost days
310
Rainy days
22734
Outdoor dinner months
0/128/12
Avg wind
1.1 m/s2.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,3502,888
Darkest month sun
128 hrs/mo177 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.611.2

Huancayo

Feels-like °C

15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15

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; Huancayo has no cost baseline yet.

Huancayo

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); Huancayo has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.2/5
HuancayoLima
MotorbikeFlightsAirport

Culture

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

0.0/5
vs
3.5/5
HuancayoLima
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Lima leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

/5
vs
3.5/5
HuancayoLima
SeaLakesRunningBeachSurfing

Safety

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

/5
vs
1.2/5
HuancayoLima
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquake

Career

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

/5
vs
3.2/5
HuancayoLima
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

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

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

Food & Dining

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

/5
vs
3.6/5
HuancayoLima
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

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

/5
vs
2.5/5
HuancayoLima
UniversitiesGroceries

Healthcare

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

/5
vs
2.4/5
HuancayoLima
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Huancayo averages 18.1 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Lima's 26.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Huancayo breathes ~32% cleaner air (8.6 µg/m³ lower).

Huancayo

Lima

18.1µg/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.

Huancayo (456K) and Lima (10.8M) are 24x in population — Lima is the larger metro, Huancayo the smaller; on land area Lima spans roughly 15x more ground.

19x

Lima is roughly 19x the scale of Huancayo

Combined population & area comparison

PE flagLima
19x
PE flagHuancayo
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.PE flagLima10.8M24x
2.PE flagHuancayo456K1x
Area
1.PE flagLima984 km²15x
2.PE flagHuancayo64 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
13 km12 km

PE flagHuancayo

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

PE flagLima

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Huancayo vs Lima

Which is cheaper, Huancayo or Lima?
Lima has an estimated monthly cost of $1,015.
How does the climate compare between Huancayo and Lima?
Sunny days: 204 vs 305 d — Lima higher Annual sunshine: 2,350 vs 2,888 hrs — Lima higher Winter sunshine: 128 vs 177 hrs/day — Lima higher Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 0 d — Similar Frost days: 31 vs 0 d — Lima lower Rainy days: 227 vs 34 d — Lima lower
Is Huancayo or Lima safer?
Lima has a safety score of 1.2/5.
Should I move to Huancayo or Lima?
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