Lima vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$489
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
9.94M
2.35M

The cost of living in Lima is 14% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5141st and 6085th ($1075 vs $941) 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 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4052nd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Taoyuan

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Lima Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.31
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9668
$17081

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11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$844
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$796
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$752
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$611
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$618
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$662
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$739
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$608
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$661
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$540
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$664
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$746
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$534
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$596
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$691
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$617
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$607
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$676
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$619
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$652
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$660
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$571
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$605
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$650
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$594
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$714
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$668
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$461
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$760
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$727
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$590
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$812
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$822
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$665
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$675
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$755

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464