Lima vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$453
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$1378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
94
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
9.94M
4.04M

The cost of living in Lima is 8% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5274th and 4867th ($1040 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Peru and Taiwan, respectively. Check Peru vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3631st and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.56
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$17207

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$838
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589