Cost of living comparison
Peru is 45.9% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Peru instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Peru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£18.08
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.82
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.56
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.33
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Peru
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.20
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.58
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.14
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.37
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.53
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.46
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.96
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.09
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.41
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.65
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.61
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£32.13
|
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£19,079.89
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.85
|
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 64.9% less for housing
Douglas
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.84
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£881.47
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£734.32
|
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£93.77
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£677.84
|
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,309.91
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
|
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.51
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.93
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.63
|
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£8.03
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Douglas
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.67
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.52
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.85
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.85
|
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
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