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Peru · Brazil

Lima vs Rio de Janeiro: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Lima and Rio de Janeiro compared on cost, safety, weather and size
LimaPeruRio de JaneiroBrazil
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$60$50
Mid-range$140$120
Luxury$300$255
Price level0.51× US (2025)0.46× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 2Level 2
Best monthsJan, Feb, Mar and AprApr, May, Jun and Sep
Annual rain57 mm901 mm
Average high22.0 °C27.7 °C
Population7.7M6.7M
Time zoneAmerica/LimaAmerica/Sao_Paulo

The short answer

Rio de Janeiro is about 14 % cheaper per day than Lima, $120 against $140 (mid-range estimate). Both carry a US Level 2 advisory. In September, the daily average is 17 °C in Lima and 24 °C in Rio de Janeiro.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Lima overview
  • Rio de Janeiro overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Lima trip cost
  • Is Lima safe?
  • Rio de Janeiro trip cost
  • Is Rio de Janeiro safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in South America
  • Safest cities in South America

Countries

  • All cities in Peru
  • All cities in Brazil

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.