Cost of living comparison
Lima is 7.2% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Lima instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 39.0% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.47
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.30
|
$6.18
PEN23.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.57
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.15
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.44
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥52.95
|
$4.93
PEN18.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.40
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.24
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.80
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.09
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.45
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 82.2% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥30.88
|
$5.61
PEN21.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥245.60
|
$20.86
PEN78.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,359.64
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,074.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.21
|
$20.42
PEN77.02
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.40
|
$29.05
PEN109.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,878.75
|
$557.54
PEN2,102.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥3,985.54
|
$362.83
PEN1,368.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥299.13
|
$47.53
PEN179.24
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,933.69
|
$250.81
PEN945.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,158.30
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,880.56
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.82
|
$2.15
PEN8.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.47
|
$2.66
PEN10.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.56
|
$5.37
PEN20.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥440.93
|
$30.70
PEN115.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥58.94
|
$6.72
PEN25.34
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥465.12
|
$43.97
PEN165.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥249.77
|
$31.91
PEN120.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥605.11
|
$81.88
PEN308.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥798.60
|
$91.53
PEN345.20
|
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