Lima vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$489
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
9.94M
4.05M

The cost of living in Lima is 3% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5141st and 5023rd ($1075 vs $1108) 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 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4052nd and 252nd 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
$4.88
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.31
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9668
$18576

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$844
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$796
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$752
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$611
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$618
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$662
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$739
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$608
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$661
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$540
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$664
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$746
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$534
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$596
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$691
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$617
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$607
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$676
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$619
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$652
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$660
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$571
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$605
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$650
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$594
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$714
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$668
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$461
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$760
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$727
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$590
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$812
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$822
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$665
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$675
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$755

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602