Lima vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$453
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
94
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
9.94M
2.6M

The cost of living in Lima is 21% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5274th and 4455th ($1040 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Taiwan, respectively. Check Peru vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 3631st and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Taipei

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Lima Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.56
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$17567

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$838
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589