Lima vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$443
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
9.94M
17.7M

The cost of living in Lima is 3% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5792nd and 5948th ($986 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Peru and China, respectively. Check Peru vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4404th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618