Lima vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$426
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
64
88
🏙️ Population
9.94M
4.36M

The cost of living in Lima is 8% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5780th and 5229th ($932 vs $1011) 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 0.4 months in Lima compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4655th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$11035

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$778
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$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589