Cost of living comparison

Ningbo, China

compared to

Lima, Peru

Lima vs. Ningbo Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 38.5% more expensive than Ningbo.

Restaurants: pay 69.2% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 3.9% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Lima
Housing: pay 43.3% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 51.2% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.4% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 23.1% more in Lima

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries in Lima are more expensive than in Ningbo. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Lima.

Lima vs. Ningbo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.2% more for restaurants

	Ningbo	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.13 CN¥22.74	$5.23 PEN19.02	+66.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.73 CN¥34.36	$6.10 PEN22.19	+28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 CN¥3.03	$0.83 PEN3.01	+98.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 CN¥2.02	$0.51 PEN1.85	+82.8%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 3.9% more for groceries

	Ningbo	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 CN¥20.20	$2.42 PEN8.82	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.57 CN¥69.49	$4.22 PEN15.37	-55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.64 CN¥55.48	$4.95 PEN18.03	-35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.37 CN¥9.94	$2.70 PEN9.85	+97.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 CN¥16.50	$2.25 PEN8.18	-1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 CN¥6.80	$0.87 PEN3.18	-6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CN¥4.66	$0.50 PEN1.83	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 CN¥5.39	$0.48 PEN1.75	-35.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 CN¥3.71	$0.52 PEN1.90	+2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 CN¥2.11	$0.53 PEN1.94	+83.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.71	$0.48 PEN1.73	+27.6%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Ningbo	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.51 CN¥32.75	$5.39 PEN19.60	+19.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.85 PEN86.83
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥151,607.16	$23,163.52 PEN84,317.77	+11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.45 CN¥32.34	$20.14 PEN73.32	+352.4%
Average			+127.6%

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pay 43.3% more for housing

	Ningbo	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.85 CN¥100.57	$26.56 PEN96.69	+91.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$379.18 CN¥2,754.20	$575.58 PEN2,095.17	+51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.42 CN¥1,869.82	$363.71 PEN1,323.93	+41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.89 CN¥362.40	$44.01 PEN160.19	-11.8%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 51.2% less for childcare

	Ningbo	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$595.24 CN¥4,323.61	$213.68 PEN777.82	-64.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,697.24 CN¥92,227.69	$7,818.35 PEN28,459.66	-38.4%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ningbo	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.70 CN¥5.05	$2.12 PEN7.72	+204.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 CN¥21.02	$2.62 PEN9.53	-9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 CN¥32.85	$5.30 PEN19.29	+17.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 CN¥157.92	$30.52 PEN111.08	+40.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.96 CN¥50.54	$7.95 PEN28.94	+14.3%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 23.1% more for clothing

	Ningbo	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.14 CN¥313.32	$42.79 PEN155.77	-0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.19 CN¥212.05	$34.98 PEN127.34	+19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.54 CN¥505.10	$85.21 PEN310.16	+22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.58 CN¥454.57	$94.35 PEN343.45	+50.8%
Average			+23.1%

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