Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.5 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Peru, you would:
pay 80.0% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
$7.57
¥1,179
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
$5.30
¥825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
$1.29
¥201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.88
¥137
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
$1.58
¥246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
$7.12
¥1,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
$5.46
¥850
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
$2.04
¥318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
$3.81
¥593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
$3.30
¥515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$1.52
¥237
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
$3.33
¥518
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$2.26
¥352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
$2.29
¥357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$1.79
¥278
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Peru
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
$4.77
¥743
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
$75.67
¥11,787
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
$28.75
¥4,479
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Peru
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
$671.52
¥104,606
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
$616.16
¥95,982
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
|
pay 98.6% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
$4.16
¥648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
$3.54
¥552
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
$4.54
¥707
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
$72.81
¥11,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
$13.62
¥2,122
|
|
pay 42.5% more for clothing
Peru
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
$103.70
¥16,154
|
|
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