Lima vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$443
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
9.94M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lima is 13% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5792nd and 4780th ($986 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4404th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Shanghai

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Lima Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$31401

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774