Cost of living comparison
Peru is 38.6% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Peru instead of Japan, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.64
¥752
|
$2.61
PEN8.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
¥603
|
$5.18
PEN16.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
¥122
|
$0.83
PEN2.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
¥98
|
$0.49
PEN1.58
|
|
pay 54.4% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
¥177
|
$1.45
PEN4.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥794
|
$2.20
PEN7.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
¥595
|
$4.64
PEN15.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
¥194
|
$1.50
PEN4.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
¥335
|
$1.70
PEN5.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
¥301
|
$0.57
PEN1.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥146
|
$0.37
PEN1.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.13
¥242
|
$0.46
PEN1.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
¥234
|
$0.38
PEN1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
¥162
|
$0.30
PEN0.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
¥107
|
$0.32
PEN1.02
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
¥509
|
$4.09
PEN13.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.58
¥8,559
|
$18.20
PEN59.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,025.34
¥2,381,141
|
$15,958.89
PEN51,746.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.28
¥2,977
|
$11.83
PEN38.35
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.37
¥3,892
|
$35.83
PEN116.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$640.91
¥72,584
|
$343.66
PEN1,114.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$410.96
¥46,541
|
$237.19
PEN769.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.32
¥12,720
|
$45.65
PEN148.03
|
|
pay 61.4% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.99
¥35,786
|
$131.80
PEN427.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,371.30
¥1,287,812
|
$4,020.10
PEN13,035.17
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.07
¥348
|
$1.71
PEN5.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
¥342
|
$2.39
PEN7.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
¥459
|
$4.14
PEN13.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
¥7,276
|
$36.36
PEN117.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.20
¥1,495
|
$4.71
PEN15.26
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
|
Japan
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
¥5,501
|
$40.03
PEN129.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.18
¥3,418
|
$28.91
PEN93.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.64
¥7,208
|
$68.36
PEN221.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.30
¥10,339
|
$65.84
PEN213.47
|
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