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Lima
Pacific coast and a great food capital
A big coastal capital with a world-renowned food scene and long stays allowed, but grey winters are the trade-off.
Best monthsDec to AprDecember to April
Budget$950 to $1,900/mototal/mo · housing incl.
Internet90 Mbpsreliable
Coworking12 notable spacesCall-friendly rooms
Golden window: December to April
Best months: December to April
Through the year
- Dec to Apr · Sunny summer. Warm, bright and dry along the coast, the best months.
- May to Nov · Coastal winter (garúa). Cool, grey and damp under persistent sea mist.
Workday compatibility
Where a standard 9-to-5 in each of these zones lands in local time here.
- US West (LA)
- 12:00 to 20:00 local88% overlap
- US East (NYC)
- 09:00 to 17:00 local100% overlap
- UK (London)
- 04:00 to 12:00 local63% overlap
- Europe (CET)
- 03:00 to 11:00 local50% overlap
- India (Mumbai)
- 22:30 to 06:30 local0% overlap
- Australia (Sydney)
- 17:00 to 01:00 local25% overlap
What stands out
- City & food: Big-city life, food and nightlife.
- Climate: Inside its golden window in January.
- Cost: Comfortably within budget ($950 to $1900/mo).
The essentials
Work
- Internet
- 90 Mbps · reliablecountry avg
- Coworking
- 12 notable spaces
- Private call rooms
- Usually available
Cost
- Monthly cost
- $1,000 to $2,000/mo
- Housing
- Monthly rentals: Easy · studio $400 to $850
Life
- Safety
- Okay
- Healthcare
- Okaycountry avg
- Community
- Growingarea est.
- Good for
- City life, Food, Beach, Culture
Stay
- Visa
- 183 days visa-free · No nomad visacountry avg
- Best season
- Jan to Mar
- Timezone
- UTC−5 · America/Lima
Visa rules assume an EU/US/UK passport, differ by nationality, and change often. Always confirm the current rules for your own passport with an official source.
Data quality & sources
Mostly estimated · updated 2026-07Every figure shows its source and confidence. v1 is hand-curated, so treat it as a starting point. Missing data is shown as “No data”, never invented.
- Monthly cost
- Numbeo (cost of living)· Low confidence
- Internet
- country avgSpeedtest Global Index (Ookla)· Medium confidence
- Coworking
- NomadTiming editorial (coworking survey)· Low confidence
- Visa
- country avgOfficial immigration guidance· Medium confidence
- Safety
- Numbeo Safety Index / public travel advisories· Low confidence
- Healthcare
- country avgNumbeo Health Care Index· Low confidence
- Community
- area est.NomadTiming editorial (nomad community)· Low confidence
- Housing
- Numbeo rent index / local rental listings· Low confidence
How the scoring works and where data comes from: read the methodology.
Nearby & similar bases
January · America/Lima (UTC−5)