Lima vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lima Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$453
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
71
77
🏙️ Population
9.94M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lima is 8% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5274th and 4879th ($1040 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3631st and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Lima vs Shanghai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lima vs Shanghai

Prices for goods and services in Lima and Shanghai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lima Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.56
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$27624

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lima

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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753