Lima vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$489
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
99
😀 Quality of life
70
75
🏙️ Population
9.94M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lima is 5% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5141st and 4971st ($1075 vs $1126) 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 4052nd and 1655th 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
$4.88
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.31
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9668
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$844
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$796
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$752
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$611
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$618
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$662
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$739
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$608
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$661
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$540
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$664
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$746
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$534
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$596
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$691
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$617
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$607
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$676
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$619
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$652
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$660
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$571
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$605
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$650
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$594
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$714
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$668
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$461
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$760
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$727
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$590
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$812
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$822
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$665
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$675
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$755

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765