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Kaohsiung vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Kaohsiung is 31.1% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in Kaohsiung
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Kaohsiung
Transportation: pay 13.6% less in Kaohsiung
Housing: pay 2.7% less in Kaohsiung
Childcare: pay 90.8% more in Kaohsiung
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% more in Kaohsiung
Clothing: pay 35.0% more in Kaohsiung

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

Kaohsiung vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kaohsiung instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	Lima	Kaohsiung
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	$5.24 NT$164.06	-26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$0.98 NT$30.76	-2.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.75 NT$23.50	+15.0%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Lima	Kaohsiung
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$2.17 NT$67.93	-18.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$7.34 NT$229.68	+62.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$12.75 NT$398.92	+121.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$3.10 NT$97.07	+4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$3.77 NT$117.91	+43.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$2.95 NT$92.24	+190.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$1.20 NT$37.67	+137.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.22 NT$38.22	+112.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.86 NT$58.14	+230.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.30 NT$40.78	+182.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.99 NT$30.86	+127.3%
Average			+108.4%

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pay 13.6% less for transportation

	Lima	Kaohsiung
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$3.83 NT$119.94	-26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$14.75 NT$461.41	-35.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$33,426.18 NT$1,045,871.83	+67.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$8.68 NT$271.72	-60.0%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 2.7% less for housing

	Lima	Kaohsiung
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$25.81 NT$807.47	+3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$466.98 NT$14,611.44	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$293.12 NT$9,171.32	-21.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$59.64 NT$1,866.16	+37.0%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 90.8% more for childcare

	Lima	Kaohsiung
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$445.68 NT$13,944.96	+131.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$12,289.04 NT$384,511.70	+49.6%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Kaohsiung
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$1.64 NT$51.27	-28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$2.99 NT$93.56	+14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$4.59 NT$143.55	-19.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$37.96 NT$1,187.71	+21.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$9.83 NT$307.61	+37.7%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 35.0% more for clothing

	Lima	Kaohsiung
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$111.42 NT$3,486.24	+118.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$35.06 NT$1,097.14	-1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$89.14 NT$2,788.99	+6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$98.31 NT$3,076.09	+17.5%
Average			+35.0%

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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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