Lima Scores

  • Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.

  • English: It will not be easy to communicate in Lima directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.

  • Nightlife: At the same time, the level of quality of services provided in most of these establishments is significantly high.

  • Quality of life: In terms of health care, demography, education, environmental conditions, economic conditions, employment, the standard of living can be assessed as good.

  • Freedom of speech: Freedom of speech is spelled out in the constitution. But local authorities are enforcing laws that will somewhat complicate the work of journalists and restrict freedom of speech for all citizens.

  • Racial tolerance: Cases of racial and ethnic discrimination are extremely rare.

  • Traffic safety: Terrible road conditions, traffic in Lima is extremely difficult.

  • Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Lima has very low salaries as low as $500 a month.
  • Air quality:
  • LGBTQ friendly: The majority of respondents in Lima are against equal rights for gays and lesbians.

  • Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers.

  • Friendliness to outsiders: The attitude towards foreigners is often open and friendly, but not overly intrusive.

  • Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots in Lima.

  • Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points in Lima that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.

  • Entertainment: There are several places in Lima where you can relax and have a good time with friends.

  • Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.

  • Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1100.
  • Safety: In general, the situation in Lima is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.
  • Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.

  • Internet: There is high-speed Internet in Lima.
  • Female friendly: Women are still not only dependent on the will of men, but also systematically continue to be subjected to humiliation and discrimination on the basis of gender.

  • Walkability: The area of Lima is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.