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Hua-lien vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Hua-lien is 36.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% less in Hua-lien
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Hua-lien
Transportation: pay 0.5% more in Hua-lien
Housing: pay 25.9% less in Hua-lien
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Hua-lien
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% more in Hua-lien
Clothing: pay 4.7% less in Hua-lien

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

Hua-lien vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hua-lien instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 18.6% less for restaurants

	Lima	Hua-lien
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$3.93 NT$123.04	-8.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$4.42 NT$138.42	-38.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$0.85 NT$26.66	-15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.57 NT$17.77	-13.0%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Lima	Hua-lien
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.81 NT$56.65	-32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$6.76 NT$211.48	+49.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$11.62 NT$363.56	+101.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.04 NT$63.98	-31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$2.13 NT$66.66	-19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.93 NT$60.46	+90.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$1.09 NT$34.11	+114.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.83 NT$57.36	+218.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.68 NT$52.71	+199.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.98 NT$62.01	+329.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$1.78 NT$55.81	+311.0%
Average			+121.1%

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pay 0.5% more for transportation

	Lima	Hua-lien
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$3.82 NT$119.38	-26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$40,144.19 NT$1,256,071.56	+100.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$5.90 NT$184.57	-72.8%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 25.9% less for housing

	Lima	Hua-lien
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$22.93 NT$717.41	-8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$229.40 NT$7,177.55	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$147.47 NT$4,614.14	-60.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$56.76 NT$1,775.99	+30.4%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Lima	Hua-lien
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$710.03 NT$22,216.23	+269.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$14,992.63 NT$469,104.28	+82.5%
Average			+175.9%

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pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Hua-lien
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$1.26 NT$39.48	-44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$3.36 NT$105.10	+28.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$4.92 NT$153.80	-13.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$49.16 NT$1,538.05	+57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$8.52 NT$266.59	+19.3%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 4.7% less for clothing

	Lima	Hua-lien
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$26.22 NT$820.29	-48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$37.28 NT$1,166.35	+4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$68.82 NT$2,153.27	-18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$120.16 NT$3,759.67	+43.6%
Average			-4.7%

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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: December 2025

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