Cost of living comparison
Peru is 49.9% cheaper than Ann Arbor.
If you lived in Peru instead of Ann Arbor, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Ann Arbor
|
Peru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Ann Arbor
|
Peru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.31
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.10
|
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.19
|
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.08
|
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.17
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Ann Arbor
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.50
|
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
|
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
Ann Arbor
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,829.09
|
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,308.33
|
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.26
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Ann Arbor
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,466.67
|
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ann Arbor
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.62
|
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.50
|
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
Ann Arbor
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.75
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.67
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
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