Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 33.2% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Lima, you would:
pay 27.0% less for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$107.64
CN¥778.48
|
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