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Nanjing vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Nanjing is 14.3% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% less in Nanjing
Groceries: pay 9.4% less in Nanjing
Transportation: pay 20.7% less in Nanjing
Housing: pay 25.7% less in Nanjing
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Nanjing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% less in Nanjing
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Nanjing

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Nanjing. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nanjing.

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Nanjing vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.2% less for restaurants

	Lima	Nanjing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN14.95	$3.73 CN¥24.89	-14.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.82	$4.85 CN¥32.35	-30.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.74	$0.51 CN¥3.43	-52.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$0.26 CN¥1.74	-58.8%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 9.4% less for groceries

	Lima	Nanjing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.84	$2.11 CN¥14.10	-17.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.56	$5.29 CN¥35.34	+16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.89	$8.05 CN¥53.70	+32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN9.99	$1.33 CN¥8.90	-54.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.21	$1.35 CN¥9.03	-49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.13	$0.95 CN¥6.36	+4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.58 CN¥3.84	+20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$0.79 CN¥5.31	+25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.32	$0.49 CN¥3.30	-27.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.40 CN¥2.64	-5.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.37	$0.42 CN¥2.82	+5.6%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 20.7% less for transportation

	Lima	Nanjing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN21.92	$5.04 CN¥33.65	-21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN90.98	$29.83 CN¥199.09	+12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,466.91	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	-11.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.26	$4.94 CN¥32.95	-75.5%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 25.7% less for housing

	Lima	Nanjing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.54	$7.16 CN¥47.78	-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,520.82	$523.69 CN¥3,495.09	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,157.28	$296.48 CN¥1,978.71	-12.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.21	$41.74 CN¥278.60	-24.7%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Lima	Nanjing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN614.50	$1,482.08 CN¥9,891.40	+727.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN44,942.05	$22,372.70 CN¥149K	+70.8%
Average			+276.0%

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pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Nanjing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN8.97	$1.49 CN¥9.95	-42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.11	$3.08 CN¥20.57	-4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.78	$3.73 CN¥24.89	-35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.50	$28.59 CN¥190.79	-12.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN24.91	$5.97 CN¥39.82	-17.8%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Lima	Nanjing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.20	$42.71 CN¥285.03	-19.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN119.75	$33.91 CN¥226.34	-2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN287.31	$65.18 CN¥435.01	-22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN270.86	$87.34 CN¥582.90	+10.7%
Average			-9.3%

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