Lima vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$443
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
64
83
🏙️ Population
9.94M
2.33M

The cost of living in Lima is 14% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5792nd and 6227th ($986 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Peru and Taiwan, respectively. Check Peru vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 4404th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$13630

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$779
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691