Cost of living comparison
Peru is 6.5% more expensive than Hiroshima.
If you lived in Peru instead of Hiroshima, you would:
pay 13.0% less for restaurants
Hiroshima
|
Peru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.75
¥896
|
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.82
¥751
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
¥168
|
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
¥102
|
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Hiroshima
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
¥213
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
¥450
|
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
¥815
|
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.77
¥276
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
¥420
|
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
¥219
|
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
¥161
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
¥189
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
¥289
|
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
¥110
|
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
¥110
|
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
|
pay 11.2% more for transportation
Hiroshima
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
¥635
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
¥2,217
|
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
Hiroshima
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.84
¥4,804
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$359.78
¥56,044
|
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$240.92
¥37,530
|
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.40
¥7,228
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
|
pay 79.9% more for childcare
Hiroshima
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.25
¥10,008
|
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,636.91
¥1,501,190
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
Hiroshima
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
¥450
|
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
¥453
|
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
¥550
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.47
¥7,706
|
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
¥1,851
|
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Hiroshima
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.04
¥5,926
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.88
¥3,253
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.98
¥7,786
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.50
¥14,564
|
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
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