Lima vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$443
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
53
😀 Quality of life
64
50
🏙️ Population
9.94M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lima is 48% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5792nd and 7155th ($986 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 4404th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Quanzhou

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Lima Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$22902

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Distance City Cost of living
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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014