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Shantou vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Shantou is 0.1% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 49.6% less in Shantou
Groceries: pay 5.4% less in Shantou
Transportation: pay 23.6% less in Shantou
Housing: pay 43.7% less in Shantou
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Shantou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% less in Shantou
Clothing: pay 6.7% less in Shantou

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

Shantou vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.6% less for restaurants

	Lima	Shantou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.68	$2.10 CN¥14.50	-50.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.46	$4.91 CN¥33.83	-31.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.44	$0.42 CN¥2.90	-58.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.24	$0.27 CN¥1.89	-58.0%
Average			-49.6%

Lima vs. Shantou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.4% less for groceries

	Lima	Shantou
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN9.13	$1.40 CN¥9.67	-47.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.48	$6.11 CN¥42.12	+35.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.72	$6.37 CN¥43.91	+10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN10.15	$1.84 CN¥12.69	-37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN9.02	$1.69 CN¥11.64	-35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.48	$0.82 CN¥5.69	-18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.74	$0.62 CN¥4.29	+22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.97	$0.75 CN¥5.20	+31.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.93	$0.56 CN¥3.87	-0.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.58	$0.37 CN¥2.53	-20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.49	$0.44 CN¥3.04	+1.5%
Average			-5.4%

Lima vs. Shantou - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.6% less for transportation

	Lima	Shantou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.80	$4.28 CN¥29.49	-17.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN78.28	$22.43 CN¥154.67	-1.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN68,491.17	$21,024.30 CN¥145K	+5.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN74.36	$4.35 CN¥29.97	-80.0%
Average			-23.6%

Lima vs. Shantou - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.7% less for housing

	Lima	Shantou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN85.61	$12.58 CN¥86.77	-49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,266.12	$280.32 CN¥1,933.34	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,282.18	$140.16 CN¥966.67	-62.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN149.14	$41.26 CN¥284.58	-5.2%
Average			-43.7%

Lima vs. Shantou - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Lima	Shantou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN658.57	$442.29 CN¥3,050.38	+130.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN28,146.61	$22,005.44 CN¥152K	+167.9%
Average			+149.0%

Lima vs. Shantou - Cost of childcare

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pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Shantou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.83	$0.84 CN¥5.80	-63.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.96	$3.19 CN¥22.03	+22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.57	$3.50 CN¥24.17	-38.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN106.65	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.46	$7.01 CN¥48.33	-1.8%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 6.7% less for clothing

	Lima	Shantou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN174.98	$48.48 CN¥334.35	-5.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN122.44	$30.32 CN¥209.12	-15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN287.77	$74.36 CN¥512.85	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN286.78	$87.99 CN¥606.85	+5.1%
Average			-6.7%

Lima vs. Shantou - Cost of clothing

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