Guangzhou vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2503
🏠 One person rent
$342
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
77
😀 Quality of life
77
71
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.94M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 24% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6854th and 5300th ($785 vs $1034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Peru, respectively. Check China vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 1149th and 3484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Lima

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Guangzhou Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$11057

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731