Lima vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$453
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
53
😀 Quality of life
71
70
🏙️ Population
9.94M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lima is 67% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5274th and 7641st ($1040 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 3631st and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.56
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$9321

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941