Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 78.8% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Lima, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.80
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
Lima
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.02
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.21
|
$6.63
CN¥47.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.48
|
$7.67
CN¥55.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.71
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.75
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.43
CN¥3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
Lima
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.50
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.76
|
$43.66
CN¥315.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,915.39
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,864.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.21
|
$5.53
CN¥39.97
|
|
pay 43.4% more for housing
Lima
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.70
|
$20.10
CN¥145.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,857.45
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,346.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,212.47
|
$634.84
CN¥4,587.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.90
|
$44.96
CN¥324.88
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN738.26
|
$951.31
CN¥6,874.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,848.84
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,686.15
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.89
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.92
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.47
|
$58.33
CN¥421.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.66
|
$10.12
CN¥73.10
|
|
pay 53.3% more for clothing
Lima
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN155.10
|
$69.18
CN¥499.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.72
|
$43.88
CN¥317.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN266.74
|
$89.48
CN¥646.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN269.63
|
$124.62
CN¥900.62
|
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