Lima vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$453
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
79
60
😀 Quality of life
71
57
🏙️ Population
9.94M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lima is 46% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5274th and 7025th ($1040 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 3631st and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.56
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531