Bariloche vs Lima

2 bedrooms in town start from ARS 1.2–1.3 million a month. A small house outside the center is ARS 0.95–1.3 million; a rural look around the city does not mean cheap rent.

SpecialistLong-term rental listings — Zonaprop, Mercado Libre, local agencies · checked 30 Aug 2026

Half of the listings are USD 74–122k for a 400–1,500 m² plot, median USD 100k. Cheapest are Dos Valles and Las Victorias, most expensive is Arelauquen.

SpecialistMercado Libre Inmuebles - plots for sale, Bariloche, listings as of 1 October 2026 · checked 1 Oct 2026

Half of the listings are USD 242–480k for a 60–260 m² house, median USD 340k. Small houses of 70–140 m² run from USD 105 to 250k.

SpecialistMercado Libre Inmuebles - houses for sale, Bariloche, listings as of 1 October 2026 · checked 1 Oct 2026

A 100 m² three-bedroom apartment: Barranco 4345 soles a month, San Isidro 4182, Miraflores 3864, Surco 3070, La Molina 2509 (July 2026).

SpecialistInfobae: Urbania Index, apartment rents by district of Lima, July 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

Apartment price per m²: San Isidro 2605 dollars, Barranco 2556, Miraflores 2464, Surco 1818, La Molina 1510 (Q1 2026, central bank BCRP).

OfficialBCRP: apartment sale prices by district of Lima, dollars per m², Q1 2025 - Q1 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

The minimum food basket for a family of four in the Patagonia region (INDEC) is ARS 708,288 a month, June 2026. There is no data for Bariloche itself.

OfficialIPIEC Tierra del Fuego - Boletín Estadístico Mensual № 266, agosto 2026 (INDEC baskets, Patagonia region) · checked 1 Oct 2026

The poverty line for the Patagonia region is ARS 1,784,886 a month (June 2026), excluding rent. With the rent of a small house in Bariloche, roughly ARS 2.7–3.1 million.

OfficialIPIEC Tierra del Fuego - Boletín Estadístico Mensual № 266, agosto 2026 (INDEC baskets, Patagonia region) · checked 1 Oct 2026

The INEI minimum food basket for Lima is 307 soles per person a month, about 1228 for a family of four. Figures for 2025.

OfficialINEI: Perú, evolución de la pobreza monetaria 2016-2025 · checked 29 Sep 2026

A family of four in Lima counts as poor at spending below 2272 soles a month. The average Lima resident spends 1014 soles, about 4056 for four.

OfficialINEI: Perú, evolución de la pobreza monetaria 2016-2025 · checked 29 Sep 2026

More schools and kindergartens than in the other cities checked. An application for inicial and primaria lists three school options.

OfficialRío Negro — enrollment in compulsory education 2026 · checked 31 Aug 2026

Well-known private schools in Lima for 2026: 1600–4426 soles a month plus an entrance fee. The American School Roosevelt: from 1747 dollars a month.

SpecialistInfobae: cost of private schools in Lima for 2026 based on the list by Padres magazine · checked 29 Sep 2026

Hospital Zonal Ramón Carrillo is a strong regional center: a new Guardia since October 2025, Hospital Modular at Km 8 since August 2026. A plus for a family.

OfficialThe new emergency department (Guardia) of the Bariloche hospital · checked 28 Aug 2026

With a foreigner's card (carné de extranjería), a family can take the public insurance SIS Independiente: 39 soles a month for one person, 115 for a family of four or more. There is also a free plan.

OfficialSIS: questions and rates of the SIS Independiente plan · checked 29 Sep 2026

About 13 km east of the city, open year-round with regular flights. It is closer from the east of the city and from Dina Huapi than from the far west.

OfficialBariloche airport · checked 28 Aug 2026

About 170 km of paved roads, 540 km of dirt and gravel. A neighborhood may formally be "Bariloche" yet in practice have dirt, ice and a queue for municipal equipment.

OfficialMunicipalidad de Bariloche — street maintenance · checked 28 Aug 2026

The new terminal opened on 30 May 2025: 30 million passengers in the first year, up to 40 million by 2026. The first flights were LATAM to Atlanta and Iberia from Madrid.

OfficialMTC: opening of the new terminal at Jorge Chávez airport · checked 29 Sep 2026

The Metropolitano with a feeder route across the whole city is 3.50 soles; short trips on corridor buses are 1–1.50. The second metro line is free for now.

OfficialATU: how to save money on the Metropolitano and corridor buses · checked 29 Sep 2026

812.5 mm according to SMN normals, with the maximum from May to August. Snow about 25.5 days a year, frost 110.3 days, of which 18.8 in July.

OfficialSMN — climate normals 1991–2020 · checked 28 Aug 2026

Winter, 21 June – 20 September: precipitation often as snow, from 0 to −10 °C, possibly down to −15. Summer is dry and sunny, up to ~30 °C. Winter is harder than in Esquel.

OfficialBariloche municipal tourism — FAQ and seasons · checked 28 Aug 2026

July averages 2.1 °C: about 7 by day, about −1.6 at night. SMN 1991–2020 norms, Bariloche Aero station. In El Bolsón July is warmer, at 3.6.

OfficialSMN — climate normals 1991–2020 · checked 1 Oct 2026

The coldest month is August: average minimum 14.6 degrees, maximum 18.4. July and September are almost the same; in February it is 19.4 and 26.5.

OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Lima · checked 29 Sep 2026

There is almost no rain: about 13 mm a year, and no month above 5.4 mm. In winter, instead of rain there is garúa drizzle, which wets the streets but barely shows up in millimetres.

OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Lima · checked 29 Sep 2026

In winter humidity is above 90% and reaches 99%: fog, garúa drizzle, dense cloud cover by the sea. Because of the dampness, 15 degrees feels like 13–14.

SpecialistAndina: winter 2025 in Lima, SENAMHI forecast for temperature and humidity · checked 29 Sep 2026

For the province in 2025: 25 cases, 3.2 per 100k, below the national average (3.6) and 29% lower than in 2024. There are no separate figures for Bariloche.

OfficialSNIC — Informe del Sistema Nacional de Información Criminal, year 2025, table 5 (intentional homicides by province) · checked 9 Sep 2026

In 2025, 27.6% of Lima residents aged over 15 were victims of crime. In the zone with Miraflores and San Isidro it was 21.5%, in the east with La Molina 31.3%.

OfficialINEI: Victimización en el Perú 2025, ENAPRES survey · checked 29 Sep 2026

The IGP geophysical institute expects an earthquake stronger than M8.8 near Lima with a tsunami above 8 m. The last one like that was in 1746; when the next will come is unknown.

OfficialIGP: the 1746 earthquake and the expected seismic scenario for Lima · checked 29 Sep 2026

Gnet: fiber up to 300 Mbps, installation in 48–72 working hours, coverage mostly in town. The technology depends on the street: your neighbor may have only radio.

SpecialistGnet — FTTH in Bariloche · checked 2 Sep 2026

WIN fibre in Lima: 500 Mbit/s for 99 soles a month, 850 for 119, 1000 for 139. The line is symmetric, traffic is unlimited, and the first month is cheaper.

SpecialistWIN: home fiber-optic internet plans for Lima and Callao · checked 29 Sep 2026

CEB, September–October 2026 tariff: at 300 kWh a month, ARS 94,886 with the discount and ARS 115,451 without it, before taxes.

SpecialistCEB (Cooperativa de Electricidad Bariloche) - cuadro tarifario, septiembre-octubre 2026 · checked 1 Oct 2026

Piped gas is not available everywhere. Since 5 January 2026 Camuzzi has accepted connection requests again and the network is being extended; some families heat with firewood.

SpecialistCamuzzi — gas connections resume in the Cordillera · checked 1 Oct 2026

Camuzzi from 1 September 2026: ARS 126.05 per m³ (50% discount for the cold zone) plus a fixed charge of ARS 5–32k. A cold month at 400 m³ costs ARS 56–82k before taxes.

OfficialENREGE - Resolución 542/2026: cuadros tarifarios Camuzzi Gas del Sur, vigencia 1.09.2026 · checked 1 Oct 2026

Water is mostly supplied by Aguas Rionegrinas: the two-month minimum is ARS 24,026 for water or 43,255 with sewerage (from March 2026, excluding IVA). Some districts have their own tariffs.

OfficialBoletín Oficial Río Negro № 6471 - Decreto 152/26, régimen tarifario Aguas Rionegrinas · checked 1 Oct 2026

Luz del Sur from August 2026: 75.56 centimos per kWh for consumption above 140 kWh and 2.66 soles a month. For 300 kWh the bill comes to about 229 soles.

OfficialLuz del Sur: electricity tariffs including IGV, pliego of 4 August 2026 (document “Tarifas - Setiembre 2026”) · checked 29 Sep 2026

Water and sewerage: the first 10 m³ at 3.58 soles, more after that. A bill for 15 m³ is about 72 soles with IGV tax; this is a calculation based on the Sedapal tariff.

OfficialSunass: resolution 00145-2025-SUNASS-CD, Sedapal tariff structure for year 5 of the 2022-2027 period · checked 30 Sep 2026

Piped gas from Cálidda, September 2026: about 1.73 soles per m³ with tax and 1.29 soles a month. For 30 m³ it comes to about 53 soles. The network is not available everywhere.

OfficialCálidda: tariff table for piped gas in Lima and Callao, service for September 2026 (Osinergmin) · checked 30 Sep 2026