Lima vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$466
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
99
😀 Quality of life
71
76
🏙️ Population
9.94M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lima is 10% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5300th and 4880th ($1034 vs $1147) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 3484th and 1178th 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
$4.53
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789