Cost of living comparison
Peru is 46.6% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Peru instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,196
|
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥837
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥204
|
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥139
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 57.5% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥250
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,126
|
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥863
|
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥323
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥602
|
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥522
|
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥240
|
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥526
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥357
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥362
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥282
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥754
|
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,963
|
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,409,413
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,546
|
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,533
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥178,422
|
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥106,164
|
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,969
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
|
pay 72.6% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥97,412
|
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,691,641
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥658
|
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥560
|
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥718
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,510
|
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,153
|
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,930
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,339
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,345
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,395
|
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
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