Which place is cheaper, Lima or Santorini?
These are the overall average travel costs for the two destinations. These travel costs come from the actual spending of real travelers.
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Should you visit Santorini or Lima?
Which is cheaper to visit? Which is more expensive for vacation?
If you're trying to decide where to visit between Santorini or Lima, this travel comparison, which includes costs, can help. The overall cost of travel is usually a consideration when deciding where to go next, and the cost comparison down below can help you decide based on the average prices from other travelers along with your own travel budget.
Where Should I go: Santorini or Lima?
Santorini
Santorini is a volcanic island that is part of the Cyclades group of the Greek Islands. It has some spectacular views, beautiful sunsets, and excellent beaches. As one of the most popular of the Greek Islands to visit, Santorini sees many tourists every year. However, it's for a good reason, as the famous white-washed buildings that spill down the hill, some with blue domes that match the gorgeous color of the water, are set against the beautiful mountainous backdrop of one of the most scenic areas of the Mediterranean. Home to several of these small and scenic towns such as Oia, Kamari, Perissa, and Fira, visitors can explore the large island, enjoy delicious food, swim at the beaches, hike the hills, and sail the blue waters.
Lima
Lima, the capital city of Peru, is likely to be your point of entry for the country. Lima was founded in 1535 and was the seat of the Spanish rule for 300 years. It's a surprisingly modern city despite its rich history, but many beautiful churches and colonial architecture remain today. There are also large slum areas that highlight the poverty that exists in the city. The city and its surrounding metropolitan area have a population of about 8.5 million people, many of whom came from the Andes Mountains in search of work. Unfortunately the work opportunities are limited and the poverty is obvious as you arrive in Lima.
For some great organized tour ideas, see The Best Luxury Tours to Greece, The Best Budget Tours to Greece, Tours for Outdoor and Nature Lovers in Peru, and The Best Adventure Tours to Peru.
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Average Daily Cost Per person, per daySantorini €250Lima €85
The average daily cost (per person) in Santorini is €250, while the average daily cost in Lima is €85. These costs include accommodation (assuming double occupancy, so the traveler is sharing the room), food, transportation, and entertainment. While every person is different, these costs are an average of past travelers in each destination. What follows is a categorical breakdown of travel costs for Santorini and Lima in more detail.
Accommodation
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Accommodation Hotel or hostel for one personSantorini €118Lima €47
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Accommodation Typical double-occupancy roomSantorini €236Lima €94
Compare Hotels in Santorini and Lima
Looking for a hotel in Santorini or Lima? Prices vary by location, date, season, and the level of luxury. See below for options and compare which is best for your budget and travel style.
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Our Analysis
We've analyzed the average and typical hotel prices based on guest reviews, star ratings, and hotel amenities here: Santorini Hotel Prices and Lima Hotel Prices.
Local Transportation
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Local Transportation Taxis, local buses, subway, etc.Santorini €35Lima €5.44
Hired Cars and Shuttles in Santorini
Also for Santorini, here are a few examples of actual transportation services:
- Private Luxury Transfers in Santorini-Airport ,Port & Hotels: $12
- Economy Arrival Transfers From Santorini Airport To All Destinations: $16
- Arrival or Departure Shared Transfer in Santorini: $16
- Private Transfer In Airport & Port: $17
- Economy Roundtrip Transfer Santorini Airport ( Max 4 stop ): $17
- Santorini Port Shuttle Services-Airport Transfers-Oia Transfers: $19
- Private Transfer from Santorini Port to Santorini Airport (JTR): $21
- Private Transfer from Santorini Airport (JTR) to Santorini Port: $21
- Santorini, Private Transfer with Luxury Airconditioned Vehicle: $22
- Private transfer Port/Airport or any destination in Santorini: $23
- Private Arrival Transfer From Santorini Airport To All Destinations: $23
- Private Transfer Santorini: $23
Typical Local Transportation Prices in Lima
Some typical examples of transportation costs in Lima are as follows:
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Taxi Ride€5.15
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Taxi Ride€5.15
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Short Taxi Ride€3.86
Hired Cars and Shuttles in Lima
Some specific examples of transportation prices in Lima:
- Private Transfer From Lima To Huacachina With 2 Stops: $255
- Lima round trip transfers airport - hotel - airport + City Tour: $218
- Private Transfer from Jorge Chavez Airport (LIM) to Pisco Port: $213
- Private Transfer from Jorge Chavez Airport (LIM) to Pisco Port: $195
- Private Transfer from Pisco Cruise Port to Lima City Hotels: $195
- Transfer from Lima Airport to your hotel and vice versa: $175
- Lima Airport Luxury Arrival or Departure Transfer: $163
- Larco Museum Tour & Gastronomic Experience with rountrip transfer: $160
- Palomino Islands Excursion & Swimming with Sea Lions with Hotel Transfers: $125
- Private Largevan Transfer - Arrival Lima Airport to Hotel: $79
- Private Transfer from Jorge Chávez (LIM) Airport to Lima: $57
- Private Transfer from Lima to Jorge Chávez (LIM) Airport: $57
Is it cheaper to fly into Santorini or Lima?
Prices for flights to both Lima and Santorini change regularly based on dates and travel demand. We suggest you find the best prices for your next trip on Kayak, because you can compare the cost of flights across multiple airlines for your prefered dates.
Food
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Food Meals for one daySantorini €96Lima €29
Food Tours and Cooking Classes in Santorini
For Santorini, here are some samples of tours and activities related to meals and dining experiences:
- Traditional Greek Night live Music & Dinner Show in Santorini: $70
- Santorini Family Farm Food & Wine Tour with Cooking Class: $99
- Cooking Class and Wine Tasting in Santorini: $104
- Santorini Cooking Lesson with Chef and a Bottle of Wine: $104
- Santorini Flavors, a Cooking Class in a Dreamy Setting: $127
- Cooking Class in Traditional cave house in Santorini!: $127
- Santorini Sunset Sailing Cruise: Dinner, BBQ, Open Bar, Transfers: $127
- Cooking Class with Private Chef - prepare & enjoy local menu: $127
- Sunset Sea Kayak with Light Dinner with Pick-up Option: $139
- Santorini Food Tour: Fira Half-Day Small-Group Tour with Tastings: $145
- Grandma Greek Cooking Class in Oia: $151
- Santorini : Night Hike, Wine Tasting and Dinner: $162
Typical Food Prices in Lima
Some typical examples of dining costs in Lima are as follows:
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Lunch for Two€4.12
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Ice cream€3.35
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Coffee€2.83
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Donut€0.90
Food Tours and Cooking Classes in Lima
Also, here are some specific examples of food and dining related activities in Lima.
- Local Food Tour at an Iconic Market!!: $24
- Dinner with Folkloric Show at Casa Tambo Restaurant: $46
- Dinner at Mangos Larcomar Restaurant: $48
- Lima Street Food Tour : Try the best Peruvian street food: $49
- Lima Street Food Tour: Markets & Local Life: $50
- Peruvian Cooking Class with Chef Lucia Dabdoub: $50
- Private Cooking Class in Causa & Lomo Saltado: $50
- Food Tour and Market Experience: 12 Peruvian Snacks: $50
- Private Guided Walking Street Food Tour in Lima: $55
- Lima Market Tour & Ceviche Cooking Class with Pisco Sour: $59
- #1 Rated Lima Cooking Class: Make Ceviche, Causa & Pisco Sours!: $59
- Dinner at the Cala Restaurant in Lima: $63
Entertainment
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Entertainment Entrance tickets, shows, etc.Santorini €35Lima €8.22
Tours and Activities in Santorini
Also, here are some specific examples of entertainment, tickets, and activities for Santorini.
- Fira Audio Guided Walking Tour 1h00 and 16 audio reviews: $6.84
- Authentic A Self-Guided Audio Tour of Oia: $7.99
- Santorini Volcano & Sunset Caldera Cruise: $28
- Authentic Pyrgos Village Donkey Ride and Feeding Experience: $32
- Santorini Volcano and Hot Springs Cruise Tour from Fira Old Port: $35
- E-Ticket to Akrotiri with Audio Tour on your Phone: $37
- Small-Group Skip Cable Car Santorini Tour for First-Time Cruisers: $40
- Santorini Caldera Cruise Tour (Volcano, Hot Springs, Thirassia): $41
- Santorini Sunset Cruise in Caldera: $42
- Santorini Tour Of Caldera with Glass Bottom Boat: $43
- Santorini Volcano and Hot Springs Tour: $46
- Hiden gems private tour: $46
Typical Entertainment Prices in Lima
Some typical examples of activities, tours, and entrance ticket prices in Lima are as follows:
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Entrance to Museo Larco (for 2)€15
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Movie Tickets€2.19
Tours and Activities in Lima
Some specific costs of activities, tours, and entrance tickets for Lima are as follows:
- 1 day tour in Ica Peru: $200
- 2 Day Tour from Nazca Lines Flight, Paracas, and Huacachina: $265
- 2 Day Tour from Paracas, Ballestas Island and Huacachina: $149
- 2 Day Tour from Paracas, Huacachina, and Pisco Vineyard: $149
- 2 Days 1 Night Tour of Paracas Huacachina & flight to Nazca Lines: $272
- 3 Day Tour From Paracas, Huacachina Oasis & Pisco Vineyard: $159
- 3 Day Tour from Nazca Lines Flight, Paracas, and Huacachina: $289
- 3 Days Tour of Paracas Huacachina and Nazca: $275
- 3 Days Tour: Paracas and Huacachina: $155
- 3 Hour Private Electric Scooter Tour of Lima: $75
- 3 Hours Walking Tour of Lima Old Town and Catacumbs: $59
- 3-Day Tour Discover Paracas and Huacachina from Lima: $260
Alcohol
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Alcohol Drinks for one daySantorini €25Lima €5.35
Sample the Local Flavors in Santorini
Also in Santorini, these are the prices for nightlife and alcohol related activities from various tour providers:
- Art and Wine Tour in a Historic Santorini Winery: $41
- Santorini Ftelos Brewery Guided Tour and Beer Tasting Experience: $41
- Santorini Highlights Small-Group Tour with Wine Tasting option: $64
- Half Day Simply Santorini Tour with Wine Tasting: $72
- Santorini Wine Tasting Museum: $80
- Skip Sky Tram!! 5 Hour Hassle-Free Santorini Tour & Wine Tasting: $82
- Private Santorini Tour 3-4-5-6 hours-Wine Tasting Optional: $93
- 5 Hour Tour & Wine Tasting - Skip Sky Tram Direct Port Pickup: $96
- Santorini Private Wine Tour with Local Wineries & Tastings: $99
- Premium Wine Tasting with Caldera Views: $103
- Santorini Wine Tour with sunset in Oia: $127
- Santorini Wine Tasting Tour with Oia Sunset Experience and Pickup: $127
Typical Alcohol Prices in Lima
Some typical examples of the costs for nightlife and alcohol in Lima are as follows:
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Bottle of Wine€6.93
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Beer€3.86
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Cocktail€3.09
Sample the Local Flavors in Lima
Some specific costs for nightlife related activities in Lima:
- Free Pub Crawl: $5.00
- Discover Barranco's Nightlife with Bar Crawl Lima: $20
- Lima Pub Crawl - Party tour: Friday Barranco/Saturday miraflores: $22
- Bar Crawl Night Tour in Miraflores: $38
- Lima Nightlife Tour & Society – Cultural Pub Crawl: $50
When we compare the travel costs of actual travelers between Santorini and Lima, we can see that Santorini is more expensive. And not only is Lima much less expensive, but it is actually a significantly cheaper destination. Since Santorini is in Europe and Lima is in South America, this is one of the main reasons why the costs are so different, as different regions of the world tend to have overall different travel costs. So, traveling to Lima would let you spend less money overall. Or, you could decide to spend more money in Lima and be able to afford a more luxurious travel style by staying in nicer hotels, eating at more expensive restaurants, taking tours, and experiencing more activities. The same level of travel in Santorini would naturally cost you much more money, so you would probably want to keep your budget a little tighter in Santorini than you might in Lima.
If you're trying to decide if either of these two destinations are within your price range, also see Is Santorini Expensive? and Is Lima Expensive?.
Which is Bigger, Santorini or Lima?
Lima has a larger population, and is about 10 times larger than the population of Santorini. When comparing the sizes of Santorini and Lima, keep in mind that a larger population does not always imply the destination has more attractions or better activities. So, always research the type of place that you want to visit along with the activities and attractions that interest you.
Budget Your Trip is all about finding out how much everything costs so that you can travel cheaper and longer. Created by avid travelers Laurie and Bryan, our goal is to help you plan your next trip on the right budget. With average daily travel costs that are calculated from the budgets of real travelers, plus an analysis of hotel and tour prices, you can find out how much money you need to plan your next adventure. We also have plenty of travel advice, accommodation reviews, and activity suggestions.