Lima vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$443
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
78
😀 Quality of life
64
66
🏙️ Population
9.94M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lima is 89% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5792nd and 8506th ($986 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th in Peru and China, respectively. Check Peru vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 4404th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$19861

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619