Lima vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$443
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
64
87
🏙️ Population
9.94M
4.04M

The cost of living in Lima is 7% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5792nd and 5212th ($986 vs $1060) 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 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4404th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$13786

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11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605