Guangzhou vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2534
🏠 One person rent
$322
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$592
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
79
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.94M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 27% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6838th and 5274th ($758 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 2100th and 3631st 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
$2.82
$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$8454

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745