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Lima vs. Jhongli City Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 22.5% more expensive than Jhongli City.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 30.4% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 24.3% more in Lima
Housing: pay 63.4% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 52.5% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 88.0% more in Lima

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

Lima vs. Jhongli City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Jhongli City, you would:

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pay 45.0% more for restaurants

	Jhongli City	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 NT$154.03	$4.28 PEN14.40	-12.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.59 NT$143.76	$7.14 PEN24.00	+55.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NT$15.40	$1.01 PEN3.38	+104.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NT$15.40	$0.65 PEN2.19	+32.8%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 30.4% less for groceries

	Jhongli City	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 NT$53.06	$2.67 PEN8.96	+57.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.02 NT$470.65	$4.52 PEN15.19	-69.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.22 NT$382.88	$5.76 PEN19.35	-52.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 NT$80.10	$2.96 PEN9.96	+15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 NT$113.84	$2.63 PEN8.85	-27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$63.66	$1.02 PEN3.41	-50.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 NT$24.51	$0.51 PEN1.71	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 NT$30.74	$0.58 PEN1.94	-41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$47.43	$0.56 PEN1.89	-62.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 NT$18.05	$0.46 PEN1.55	-19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NT$26.36	$0.43 PEN1.46	-48.4%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 24.3% more for transportation

	Jhongli City	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 NT$108.84	$5.20 PEN17.47	+49.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,232.25	$22.85 PEN76.80	-41.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,999.18 NT$1,096,702.76	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	-42.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$292.66	$21.70 PEN72.96	+132.4%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 63.4% more for housing

	Jhongli City	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.80 NT$307.04	$24.99 PEN83.99	+155.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.10 NT$13,007.09	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	+59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$245.78 NT$7,701.56	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	+52.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.12 NT$1,570.52	$43.53 PEN146.33	-13.1%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 52.5% less for childcare

	Jhongli City	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$355.02 NT$11,124.48	$192.22 PEN646.14	-45.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,072.09 NT$628,961.08	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	-59.1%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Jhongli City	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 NT$46.21	$2.28 PEN7.68	+54.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 NT$82.15	$2.61 PEN8.79	-0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$123.23	$5.71 PEN19.20	+45.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$31.13 PEN104.64
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.18 NT$287.53	$7.14 PEN24.00	-22.2%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 88.0% more for clothing

	Jhongli City	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.66 NT$616.13	$51.07 PEN171.67	+159.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.39 NT$513.44	$35.74 PEN120.13	+118.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.35 NT$1,797.03	$83.99 PEN282.34	+46.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.54 NT$2,053.75	$83.70 PEN281.36	+27.7%
Average			+88.0%

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