Lima vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$453
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
96
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
9.94M
17.5M

The cost of living in Lima is 18% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5274th and 6334th ($1040 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 3631st and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.56
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$22402

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$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634