vs
PE flag
Lima

Peru

Climate

Iquitos logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Lima's 8 — Lima wins by 8. Lima also leads on sunny days by 124.

IquitosLima
Sunny days
181305
Hot days
1970
Frost days
00
Rainy days
28634
Outdoor dinner months
0/128/12
Avg wind
1.1 m/s2.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,1402,888
Darkest month sun
130 hrs/mo177 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.611.2

Iquitos

Feels-like °C

31
32
32
31
31
30
32
33
33
34
33
32

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; Iquitos has no cost baseline yet.

Iquitos

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); Iquitos has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.2/5
IquitosLima
MotorbikeFlightsAirport

Culture

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

0.0/5
vs
3.5/5
IquitosLima
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Lima leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

/5
vs
3.5/5
IquitosLima
SeaLakesRunningBeachSurfing

Safety

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

/5
vs
1.2/5
IquitosLima
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquake

Career

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

/5
vs
3.2/5
IquitosLima
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

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

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

Food & Dining

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

/5
vs
3.6/5
IquitosLima
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

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

/5
vs
2.5/5
IquitosLima
UniversitiesGroceries

Healthcare

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

/5
vs
2.4/5
IquitosLima
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Iquitos averages 23.6 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Lima's 26.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Iquitos breathes ~12% cleaner air (3.1 µg/m³ lower).

Iquitos

Lima

23.6µg/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.

Iquitos (73K) and Lima (10.8M) are 148x in population — Lima is the larger metro, Iquitos the smaller; on land area Lima spans roughly 30x more ground.

66x

Lima is roughly 66x the scale of Iquitos

Combined population & area comparison

PE flagLima
66x
PE flagIquitos
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.PE flagLima10.8M148x
2.PE flagIquitos73K1x
Area
1.PE flagLima984 km²30x
2.PE flagIquitos33 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
8.2 km9.0 km

PE flagIquitos

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

PE flagLima

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Iquitos vs Lima

Which is cheaper, Iquitos or Lima?
Lima has an estimated monthly cost of $1,015.
How does the climate compare between Iquitos and Lima?
Sunny days: 181 vs 305 d — Lima higher Annual sunshine: 2,140 vs 2,888 hrs — Lima higher Winter sunshine: 130 vs 177 hrs/day — Lima higher Hot days (>30°C): 197 vs 0 d — Lima lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 286 vs 34 d — Lima lower
Is Iquitos or Lima safer?
Lima has a safety score of 1.2/5.
Should I move to Iquitos or Lima?
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