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Best Places to Live in Peru (2026)

25 best-measured cities in Peru, ranked on 29 livability metrics — cost, safety, healthcare, transport, and more. Institutional data, not crowdsourced.

As of the 2026-09-09 snapshot, Lima is the highest-scoring well-measured city in Peru at 67/100. Updated 2026-09-09.

Highest overall livability

  1. Lima Lima ProvinceA67
  2. Trujillo La LibertadC65
  3. Arequipa ArequipaC64
  4. Callao CallaoC63
  5. Piura PiuraC63
  6. Chiclayo LambayequeC63
  7. Chimbote AncashC62
  8. Ica IcaC62
  9. Huánuco Huánuco DepartmentC62
  10. Santiago de Surco Lima regionC62
  11. Tacna TacnaC62
  12. Iquitos LoretoC61

Most affordable

  1. Lima Lima ProvinceA88
  2. Trujillo La LibertadC86
  3. Arequipa ArequipaC86
  4. Piura PiuraC86
  5. Callao CallaoC86
  6. Chimbote AncashC86
  7. Chiclayo LambayequeC86
  8. Ica IcaC86

Safest

  1. Arequipa ArequipaC78
  2. Trujillo La LibertadC75
  3. Chincha Alta IcaC67
  4. Sullana PiuraC67
  5. Puno PunoC67
  6. Ayacucho AyacuchoC67
  7. San Francisco De Borja Lima regionC67
  8. San Martin PiuraC67