Lima vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$466
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
71
90
🏙️ Population
9.94M
4.04M

The cost of living in Lima is 8% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5300th and 4931st ($1034 vs $1123) 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 3484th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs New Taipei

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Lima New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.53
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$21429

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612