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Kunming vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Kunming is 1.0% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% less in Kunming
Groceries: pay 20.1% less in Kunming
Transportation: pay 11.3% less in Kunming
Housing: pay 36.4% less in Kunming
Childcare: pay 89.0% more in Kunming
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.8% more in Kunming
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in Kunming

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

Kunming vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.5% less for restaurants

	Lima	Kunming
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.36	$2.45 CN¥16.95	-42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN23.93	$6.06 CN¥41.89	-15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.37	$0.47 CN¥3.23	-53.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.27 CN¥1.86	-58.8%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

	Lima	Kunming
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.93	$1.71 CN¥11.82	-35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.14	$3.50 CN¥24.21	-22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.30	$8.05 CN¥55.61	+39.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.93	$1.77 CN¥12.20	-40.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.83	$1.91 CN¥13.18	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.40	$0.59 CN¥4.06	-42.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.70	$0.43 CN¥2.97	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.93	$0.64 CN¥4.39	+10.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.51 CN¥3.51	-9.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.16 CN¥1.10	-65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.45	$0.38 CN¥2.64	-12.1%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 11.3% less for transportation

	Lima	Kunming
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.42	$4.37 CN¥30.19	-15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.57	$35.05 CN¥242.14	+53.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,000.47	$20,328.62 CN¥140K	+1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.74	$3.36 CN¥23.25	-84.5%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 36.4% less for housing

	Lima	Kunming
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.74	$16.44 CN¥113.57	-34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,216.80	$280.39 CN¥1,937.15	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,254.28	$210.30 CN¥1,452.86	-43.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN145.90	$39.16 CN¥270.55	-10.0%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 89.0% more for childcare

	Lima	Kunming
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN644.24	$420.59 CN¥2,905.72	+118.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,534.00	$13,085.09 CN¥90,400.31	+59.3%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Kunming
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.66	$1.40 CN¥9.69	-38.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.76	$3.06 CN¥21.15	+17.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.14	$2.10 CN¥14.53	-63.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.33	$70.10 CN¥484.29	+125.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN23.93	$6.31 CN¥43.59	-11.6%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Lima	Kunming
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.17	$70.10 CN¥484.29	+37.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN119.77	$33.30 CN¥230.04	-6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN281.51	$64.49 CN¥445.54	-23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN280.53	$105.15 CN¥726.43	+25.6%
Average			+8.2%

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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: February 2026

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