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Foshan vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Foshan is 9.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 33.3% less in Foshan
Groceries: pay 13.9% more in Foshan
Transportation: pay 41.2% less in Foshan
Housing: pay 40.8% less in Foshan
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Foshan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% more in Foshan
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Foshan

The cost of childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Foshan are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including transportation, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Foshan. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Foshan.

Foshan vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Foshan instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 33.3% less for restaurants

	Lima	Foshan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.58	$3.48 CN¥25.47	-33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.84	$4.87 CN¥35.65	-20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.10	$0.49 CN¥3.57	-41.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.91	$0.31 CN¥2.29	-38.5%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 13.9% more for groceries

	Lima	Foshan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.08	$1.96 CN¥14.35	-19.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.82	$6.40 CN¥46.86	+51.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.56	$7.62 CN¥55.75	+53.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.14	$1.87 CN¥13.69	-30.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.42	$1.87 CN¥13.71	-16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.28	$0.90 CN¥6.56	+2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.89	$0.60 CN¥4.39	+19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$0.83 CN¥6.08	+72.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.96	$0.65 CN¥4.79	+25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.00	$0.46 CN¥3.35	-14.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.79	$0.52 CN¥3.79	+8.7%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 41.2% less for transportation

	Lima	Foshan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.18	$4.47 CN¥32.75	-16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN89.38	$11.13 CN¥81.49	-53.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71	$19,132.83 CN¥140,063.80	-17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN75.48	$4.56 CN¥33.41	-77.3%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 40.8% less for housing

	Lima	Foshan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN99.54	$13.67 CN¥100.10	-48.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	$218.00 CN¥1,595.88	-62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	$120.59 CN¥882.83	-66.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN164.91	$50.30 CN¥368.20	+14.3%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Lima	Foshan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN800.73	$508.66 CN¥3,723.72	+138.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	$23,655.14 CN¥173,169.79	+202.6%
Average			+170.3%

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pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Foshan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.95	$1.11 CN¥8.15	-47.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.82	$3.16 CN¥23.16	+20.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.86	$3.83 CN¥28.01	-27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN114.35	$67.25 CN¥492.35	+120.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.79	$6.96 CN¥50.93	-12.5%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Lima	Foshan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN160.36	$43.41 CN¥317.82	+1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN131.09	$28.97 CN¥212.10	-17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN319.30	$67.77 CN¥496.15	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN353.56	$85.76 CN¥627.83	-9.1%
Average			-11.3%

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