Lima vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$489
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
9.94M
17.5M

The cost of living in Lima is 14% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5141st and 6106th ($1075 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4052nd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Shenzhen

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Lima Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.3
🥤 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
$654
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.31
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9668
$22916

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638