Cost of Living & Income: Beijing vs Lima

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Beijing and Lima are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricBeijingLimaBeijing vs Lima
💰 Average monthly net salary¥10,657¥4,325Beijing earns 2.5× the salary in Lima

Daily expenses

MetricBeijingLimaBeijing vs Lima
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥30¥30Beijing costs 1.00× the price in Lima
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥240Lima costs 1.20× the price in Beijing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥47Lima costs 1.34× the price in Beijing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥387.9¥456.2Lima costs 1.18× the price in Beijing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥98.2¥169.6Lima costs 1.73× the price in Beijing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥64.9¥106.0Lima costs 1.63× the price in Beijing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥263.0¥221.7Beijing costs 1.19× the price in Lima
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥50.0¥44.9Beijing costs 1.11× the price in Lima
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.5¥11.2Lima costs 1.32× the price in Beijing

Supermarket prices

MetricBeijingLimaBeijing vs Lima
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥74.5¥67.2Beijing costs 1.11× the price in Lima
🥚 Eggs (12)¥13.9¥20.2Lima costs 1.45× the price in Beijing
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥12.5¥10.8Beijing costs 1.16× the price in Lima
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.8¥17.2Lima costs 1.45× the price in Beijing
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.0¥13.3Beijing costs 1.06× the price in Lima
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.3¥6.0Lima costs 1.13× the price in Beijing
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥10.9¥9.4Beijing costs 1.15× the price in Lima
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.7¥12.8Lima costs 1.91× the price in Beijing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥100.0¥59.9Beijing costs 1.67× the price in Lima

Rent & property prices

MetricBeijingLimaBeijing vs Lima
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥6,538¥5,156Beijing costs 1.27× the price in Lima
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,506¥2,376Beijing costs 1.48× the price in Lima
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥16,500¥8,621Beijing costs 1.91× the price in Lima
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥7,584¥4,467Beijing costs 1.70× the price in Lima
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥83,613¥15,966Beijing costs 5.24× the price in Lima
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥42,337¥9,586Beijing costs 4.42× the price in Lima