Cost of living comparison
Lima is 35.4% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Lima instead of China, you would:
pay 60.5% more for restaurants
|
China
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.75
|
$5.23
PEN19.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.83
|
$6.10
PEN22.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.56
|
$0.83
PEN3.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.18
|
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
|
China
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.57
|
$2.42
PEN9.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.53
|
$4.22
PEN15.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥49.87
|
$4.95
PEN18.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.60
|
$2.70
PEN10.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.20
|
$2.25
PEN8.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.17
|
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.75
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.81
|
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.33
|
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.91
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
China
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.31
|
$5.39
PEN20.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.36
|
$23.85
PEN88.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥138,655.77
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,363.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥28.90
|
$20.14
PEN75.10
|
|
pay 72.0% more for housing
|
China
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.03
|
$26.56
PEN99.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,387.06
|
$575.58
PEN2,146.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,496.08
|
$363.71
PEN1,356.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥294.15
|
$44.01
PEN164.08
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
|
China
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,342.14
|
$213.68
PEN796.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,177.94
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,150.16
|
|
pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.93
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.30
|
$2.62
PEN9.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.51
|
$5.30
PEN19.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥301.05
|
$30.52
PEN113.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.08
|
$7.95
PEN29.64
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
|
China
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥350.61
|
$42.79
PEN159.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥230.26
|
$34.98
PEN130.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥527.29
|
$85.21
PEN317.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥549.16
|
$94.35
PEN351.78
|
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