Cost of living comparison
Peru is 11.6% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Peru instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
|
pay 48.6% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
|
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