Lima vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$466
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
71
76
🏙️ Population
9.94M
17.5M

The cost of living in Lima is 4% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5300th and 5618th ($1034 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3484th and 1163rd 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
$4.53
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$21140

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648