Cost of living comparison
Peru is 12.7% cheaper than Apia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Apia, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
Apia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
Apia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Apia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
|
pay 73.0% less for housing
Apia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Apia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Apia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
Apia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
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