Cost of living comparison
Peru is 15.3% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Peru instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
SVC54.72
|
$3.27
PEN12.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
$5.37
PEN20.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
SVC7.68
|
$1.03
PEN3.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.22
|
$1.88
PEN7.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.04
|
$3.14
PEN11.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SVC63.14
|
$4.68
PEN17.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.67
|
$2.49
PEN9.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.03
|
$2.54
PEN9.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.26
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.26
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.31
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.49
|
$5.37
PEN20.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.89
|
$17.78
PEN66.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,736.62
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,473.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.92
|
$15.41
PEN57.87
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.99
|
$29.39
PEN110.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.43
SVC5,003.27
|
$337.81
PEN1,268.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.86
SVC3,439.75
|
$246.39
PEN925.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.31
SVC536.84
|
$43.26
PEN162.42
|
|
pay 19.5% more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,450.17
|
$193.88
PEN727.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,151.25
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,985.29
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$2.06
PEN7.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
SVC22.00
|
$2.73
PEN10.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$5.11
PEN19.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.44
SVC284.01
|
$32.12
PEN120.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.78
|
$4.85
PEN18.21
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.65
|
$45.11
PEN169.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.31
|
$23.43
PEN87.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC869.32
|
$70.13
PEN263.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC914.35
|
$71.17
PEN267.21
|
|
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