Cost of living comparison
Peru is 49.2% cheaper than Arizona.
If you lived in Peru instead of Arizona, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Arizona
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.33
|
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.04
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
Arizona
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.39
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
|
$3.14
PEN11.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.19
|
$2.54
PEN9.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Arizona
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$5.37
PEN20.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.11
|
$17.78
PEN67.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,978.12
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,752.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.58
|
$15.41
PEN58.08
|
|
pay 74.5% less for housing
Arizona
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.76
|
$29.39
PEN110.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,525.57
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,303.58
|
$246.39
PEN928.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.12
|
$43.26
PEN163.03
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
Arizona
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,041.66
|
$193.88
PEN730.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,854.83
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,062.98
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Arizona
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.83
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
|
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.33
|
$5.11
PEN19.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.08
|
$32.12
PEN121.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.73
|
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
Arizona
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.52
|
$45.11
PEN169.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.45
|
$23.43
PEN88.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.65
|
$70.13
PEN264.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.27
|
$71.17
PEN268.20
|
|
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