Lima vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$426
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
9.94M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lima is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5780th and 4461st ($932 vs $1190) 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 0.4 months in Lima compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4655th and 558th 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
$4.3
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$28143

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$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740