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Taipei vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 33.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 5.0% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 99.2% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 3.5% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 34.8% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 16.7% more in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.0% less for restaurants

	Lima	Taipei
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	$5.65 NT$183.37	-18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$0.92 NT$29.80	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.65 NT$21.18	+3.1%
Average			-5.0%

Lima vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.2% more for groceries

	Lima	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$2.02 NT$65.64	-21.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$9.85 NT$319.53	+117.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$11.54 NT$374.58	+89.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$2.72 NT$88.34	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$4.45 NT$144.40	+65.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$2.23 NT$72.36	+144.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$1.51 NT$48.90	+216.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.38 NT$44.91	+119.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$2.02 NT$65.53	+198.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$1.25 NT$40.46	+197.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$1.04 NT$33.78	+159.9%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 3.5% less for transportation

	Lima	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$3.94 NT$127.95	-38.3%
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	$8.95 NT$290.33	-55.7%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 34.8% more for housing

	Lima	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$27.40 NT$889.19	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	+37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	+43.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	+19.6%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Lima	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	+270.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$16,675.66 NT$541K	+27.3%
Average			+117.1%

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$2.83 NT$91.68	+8.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$3.42 NT$111.13	+5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$3.92 NT$127.34	-31.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	+26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$9.73 NT$315.80	+34.1%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 16.7% more for clothing

	Lima	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	+19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	+14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	+1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	+33.1%
Average			+16.7%

Lima vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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