Lima vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$426
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
78
😀 Quality of life
64
67
🏙️ Population
9.94M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lima is 84% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5780th and 8471st ($932 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd in Peru and China, respectively. Check Peru vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 4655th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$4818

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$778
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$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617