Lima vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$977
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2440
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$407
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$726
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
78
93
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
9.94M
2.33M

The cost of living in Lima is 12% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5647th and 6171st ($977 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4234th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.73
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.33
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1418
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.4
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7764
$18619

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$790
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$727
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$685
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$562
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$614
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$622
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$656
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$561
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$598
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$504
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$591
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$714
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$489
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$549
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$626
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$562
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$549
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$598
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$580
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$548
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$588
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$547
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$565
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$520
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$505
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$518
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$600
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$513
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$505
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$694
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$748
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$463
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$569
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$735
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$758
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$673
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$688
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$697

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443