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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 2026-10-25 snapshot, Lima is the highest-scoring well-measured city in Peru at 68/100. Updated 2026-10-25.

Highest overall livability

  1. Lima Lima ProvinceA68
  2. Trujillo La LibertadC65
  3. Arequipa ArequipaC65
  4. Callao CallaoC64
  5. Piura PiuraC64
  6. Chiclayo LambayequeC64
  7. Chimbote AncashC63
  8. Ica IcaC63
  9. Huánuco Huánuco DepartmentC63
  10. Santiago de Surco Lima regionC63
  11. Tacna TacnaC62
  12. Iquitos LoretoC62

Most affordable

  1. Lima Lima ProvinceA88
  2. Trujillo La LibertadC86
  3. Arequipa ArequipaC86
  4. Piura PiuraC86
  5. Chiclayo LambayequeC86
  6. Ica IcaC86
  7. Huancayo JuninC86
  8. Cusco Cuzco DepartmentC86

Safest

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