Cost of living comparison
Lima is 18.3% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Lima instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$198.86
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$159.09
|
$6.18
PEN23.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$32.84
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$22.87
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.20
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$247.55
|
$3.60
PEN13.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$362.19
|
$4.93
PEN18.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$90.64
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$131.82
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.07
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.27
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.69
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.61
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.61
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.87
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$118.53
|
$5.61
PEN21.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,193.16
|
$20.86
PEN78.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,003,247.46
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,088.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$283.38
|
$20.42
PEN77.03
|
|
pay 16.1% less for housing
|
Taipei
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$817.52
|
$29.05
PEN109.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,153.71
|
$557.54
PEN2,103.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,126.28
|
$362.83
PEN1,368.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,301.44
|
$47.53
PEN179.28
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$21,933.06
|
$250.81
PEN946.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$565,672.87
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,885.59
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$79.54
|
$2.15
PEN8.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$111.57
|
$2.66
PEN10.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$124.29
|
$5.37
PEN20.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,235.67
|
$30.70
PEN115.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$298.29
|
$6.72
PEN25.34
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$1,988.60
|
$43.97
PEN165.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$965.11
|
$31.91
PEN120.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,822.94
|
$81.88
PEN308.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,314.33
|
$91.53
PEN345.26
|
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