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Jhongli City vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Jhongli City is 14.3% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% less in Jhongli City
Groceries: pay 76.8% more in Jhongli City
Transportation: pay 14.2% more in Jhongli City
Housing: pay 29.3% less in Jhongli City
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Jhongli City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% less in Jhongli City
Clothing: pay 42.3% less in Jhongli City

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

Jhongli City vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.2% less for restaurants

	Lima	Jhongli City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$4.92 NT$154.03	+14.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$4.59 NT$143.76	-35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$0.49 NT$15.40	-51.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.49 NT$15.40	-24.7%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 76.8% more for groceries

	Lima	Jhongli City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.69 NT$53.06	-36.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$15.02 NT$470.65	+232.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$12.22 NT$382.88	+112.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.56 NT$80.10	-13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$3.63 NT$113.84	+38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$2.03 NT$63.66	+100.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.78 NT$24.51	+54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.98 NT$30.74	+70.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.51 NT$47.43	+168.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.58 NT$18.05	+24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.84 NT$26.36	+93.9%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 14.2% more for transportation

	Lima	Jhongli City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$3.47 NT$108.84	-33.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$39.32 NT$1,232.25	+72.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$34,999.18 NT$1,096,702.76	+75.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$9.34 NT$292.66	-57.0%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 29.3% less for housing

	Lima	Jhongli City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$9.80 NT$307.04	-60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$415.10 NT$13,007.09	-37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$245.78 NT$7,701.56	-34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$50.12 NT$1,570.52	+15.1%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Lima	Jhongli City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$355.02 NT$11,124.48	+84.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$20,072.09 NT$628,961.08	+144.3%
Average			+114.5%

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pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Jhongli City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$1.47 NT$46.21	-35.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$2.62 NT$82.15	+0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$3.93 NT$123.23	-31.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$9.18 NT$287.53	+28.5%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 42.3% less for clothing

	Lima	Jhongli City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$19.66 NT$616.13	-61.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$16.39 NT$513.44	-54.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$57.35 NT$1,797.03	-31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$65.54 NT$2,053.75	-21.7%
Average			-42.3%

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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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