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New Taipei City vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 17.3% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 10.0% less in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 93.3% more in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 2.9% less in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 0.8% more in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 4.4% less in New Taipei City

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

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New Taipei City vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Taipei City instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 10.0% less for restaurants

	Lima	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.00	$4.71 NT$152.81	+8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.91	$5.18 NT$168.09	-25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$0.85 NT$27.73	-21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.55 NT$17.83	-13.2%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 93.3% more for groceries

	Lima	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$1.86 NT$60.27	-27.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$12.46 NT$404.30	+174.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$11.78 NT$382.41	+93.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$2.23 NT$72.33	-23.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$4.88 NT$158.26	+81.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.85 NT$60.07	+103.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$1.12 NT$36.39	+135.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.25 NT$40.43	+97.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$1.82 NT$58.91	+168.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$1.85 NT$60.07	+341.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.94 NT$30.61	+135.5%
Average			+93.3%

Lima vs. New Taipei City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9% less for transportation

	Lima	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$3.85 NT$125.09	-39.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.33	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	+42.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+52.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.52	$10.28 NT$333.62	-49.1%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 0.8% more for housing

	Lima	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$23.06 NT$748.24	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$634.96 NT$20,606.88	-13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$344.50 NT$11,180.25	+2.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$86.41 NT$2,804.43	+55.9%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Lima	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$651.33 NT$21,138.06	+263.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$21,299.70 NT$691K	+62.6%
Average			+143.2%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$1.57 NT$50.94	-39.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$2.34 NT$75.84	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$4.32 NT$140.07	-25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$38.71 NT$1,256.40	+19.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$12.56 NT$407.48	+73.0%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 4.4% less for clothing

	Lima	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$35.57 NT$1,154.53	-32.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$31.39 NT$1,018.70	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$92.08 NT$2,988.19	+10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$98.88 NT$3,208.91	+25.3%
Average			-4.4%

Lima vs. New Taipei City - Cost of clothing

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