Cost of living comparison
Peru is 46.4% cheaper than Alabama.
If you lived in Peru instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Alabama
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.44
|
$3.27
PEN12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.52
|
$5.37
PEN20.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$1.03
PEN3.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
Alabama
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.88
PEN7.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.90
|
$3.14
PEN11.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.99
|
$4.68
PEN17.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
|
$2.49
PEN9.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$2.54
PEN9.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.62
|
$0.65
PEN2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Alabama
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
|
$5.37
PEN20.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$17.78
PEN66.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,381.92
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,189.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.29
|
$15.41
PEN57.65
|
|
pay 66.6% less for housing
Alabama
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.19
|
$29.39
PEN109.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,140.21
|
$337.81
PEN1,263.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.86
|
$246.39
PEN921.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.08
|
$43.26
PEN161.81
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
Alabama
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,051.36
|
$193.88
PEN725.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,122.65
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,906.46
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
Alabama
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
|
$2.06
PEN7.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.14
|
$2.73
PEN10.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.85
|
$5.11
PEN19.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.72
|
$32.12
PEN120.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
|
$4.85
PEN18.14
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
Alabama
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.54
|
$45.11
PEN168.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
|
$23.43
PEN87.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
|
$70.13
PEN262.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.72
|
$71.17
PEN266.21
|
|
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