Cost of living comparison

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Lima vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 10.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 41.6% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 5.0% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 86.1% more in Lima
Housing: pay 10.1% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 69.0% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in Lima

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Lima are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Lima. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Lima.

Lima vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 41.6% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.42	$5.23 PEN19.43	+25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.56	$6.10 PEN22.66	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.62	$0.83 PEN3.08	+67.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.25	$0.51 PEN1.89	+64.6%
Average			+41.6%

Beijing vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.45	$2.42 PEN9.01	+69.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.25	$4.22 PEN15.69	-42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.25	$4.95 PEN18.41	-30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.67	$2.70 PEN10.06	+55.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.16	$2.25 PEN8.36	+46.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.68	$0.87 PEN3.25	-4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.18	$0.50 PEN1.87	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.46	$0.48 PEN1.79	-45.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.25	$0.52 PEN1.94	-10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.68	$0.53 PEN1.99	+44.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.43	$0.48 PEN1.77	+1.1%
Average			+5.0%

Beijing vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 86.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.78	$5.39 PEN20.02	+23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥243.38	$23.85 PEN88.68	-28.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,112.26	$23,163.52 PEN86,121.95	+11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.46	$20.14 PEN74.89	+338.6%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 10.1% more for housing

	Beijing	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.81	$26.56 PEN98.76	+100.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,776.77	$575.58 PEN2,140.00	-38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,588.82	$363.71 PEN1,352.26	-26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥306.38	$44.01 PEN163.62	+4.7%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 69.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,564.19	$213.68 PEN794.46	-72.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥166,985.46	$7,818.35 PEN29,068.62	-65.9%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.11	$2.12 PEN7.88	+90.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.26	$2.62 PEN9.74	-27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.35	$5.30 PEN19.71	+52.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥477.03	$30.52 PEN113.46	-53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.84	$7.95 PEN29.56	-4.8%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Beijing	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥456.61	$42.79 PEN159.10	-31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥252.79	$34.98 PEN130.06	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥608.19	$85.21 PEN316.80	+2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥784.43	$94.35 PEN350.79	-12.3%
Average			-10.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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