Lima vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$466
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
9.94M
2.36M

The cost of living in Lima is 5% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5300th and 5651st ($1034 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3484th and 245th 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
$4.53
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$19490

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11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473