Cost of living comparison
Peru is 48.9% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Peru instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Peru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
CA$2.31
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CA$3.02
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
CA$6.45
|
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.53
CA$14.40
|
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.78
CA$3.80
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
CA$7.21
|
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
CA$0.72
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
CA$1.69
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
CA$2.03
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
CA$1.10
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
CA$1.27
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CA$6.71
|
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.00
CA$80.70
|
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,437.26
CA$25,219.40
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.02
CA$17.80
|
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
|
pay 71.8% less for housing
Kingston
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.45
CA$94.99
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,179.17
CA$1,612.92
|
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,085.16
CA$1,484.34
|
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.99
CA$192.85
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Kingston
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$973.49
CA$1,331.58
|
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.05
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CA$5.04
|
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.27
CA$18.16
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
CA$57.21
|
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.32
CA$14.12
|
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Kingston
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.93
CA$65.56
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.81
CA$35.31
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.20
CA$87.82
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.12
CA$110.97
|
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
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