Lima vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$977
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2440
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$407
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$726
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
78
60
😀 Quality of life
65
53
🏙️ Population
9.94M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lima is 38% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5647th and 6849th ($977 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Peru and China, respectively. Check Peru vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 4234th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Ningbo

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Lima Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.73
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.33
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1418
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.4
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7764
$12465

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$790
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$727
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$685
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$562
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$614
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$622
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$656
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$561
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$598
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$504
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$591
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$714
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$489
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$549
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$626
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$562
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$549
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$598
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$580
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$548
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$588
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$547
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$565
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$520
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$505
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$518
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$600
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$513
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$505
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$694
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$748
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$463
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$569
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$735
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$758
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$673
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$688
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$697

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522