Lima vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$466
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
77
53
😀 Quality of life
71
73
🏙️ Population
9.94M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lima is 57% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5300th and 7558th ($1034 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th in Peru and China, respectively. Check Peru vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 3484th and 2343rd 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
$4.53
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538