Cost of Living Comparison

JPY

COMPARED TO

PEN

Peru is 44.2% cheaper than Japan.

If you lived in Peru instead of Japan, you would:

pay 40.6% less for restaurants

	Japan	Peru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.56 ¥856	$2.56 PEN8.32	-66.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.36 ¥720	$5.04 PEN16.33	-20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 ¥140	$0.90 PEN2.93	-26.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ¥113	$0.52 PEN1.67	-48.5%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 59.0% less for groceries

	Japan	Peru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.89 ¥214	$1.59 PEN5.14	-15.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.49 ¥1,188	$3.34 PEN10.83	-68.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 ¥791	$4.94 PEN16.02	-29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ¥236	$1.74 PEN5.66	-16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 ¥417	$2.05 PEN6.66	-44.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.89 ¥441	$0.62 PEN2.02	-84.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 ¥150	$0.42 PEN1.36	-68.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 ¥324	$0.48 PEN1.55	-83.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.78 ¥314	$0.44 PEN1.44	-84.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 ¥203	$0.32 PEN1.05	-81.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 ¥135	$0.32 PEN1.04	-73.1%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 48.7% less for transportation

	Japan	Peru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 ¥599	$4.02 PEN13.03	-24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.49 ¥11,494	$18.91 PEN61.31	-81.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,965.49 ¥2,714,116	$18,748.90 PEN60,793.32	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$38.60 ¥4,371	$12.50 PEN40.53	-67.6%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 40.5% less for housing

	Japan	Peru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.23 ¥5,235	$43.47 PEN140.95	-6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$716.48 ¥81,142	$430.18 PEN1,394.86	-40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$495.23 ¥56,085	$266.76 PEN864.96	-46.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.39 ¥18,618	$49.70 PEN161.15	-69.8%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 53.5% less for childcare

	Japan	Peru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$436.60 ¥49,445	$188.97 PEN612.74	-56.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,964.97 ¥1,581,547	$6,924.58 PEN22,452.94	-50.4%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Peru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.79 ¥429	$1.89 PEN6.11	-50.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.62 ¥410	$2.34 PEN7.58	-35.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.80 ¥544	$3.91 PEN12.68	-18.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.21 ¥10,217	$40.33 PEN130.76	-55.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.97 ¥1,922	$5.63 PEN18.25	-66.8%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 21.7% less for clothing

	Japan	Peru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.18 ¥7,495	$42.89 PEN139.06	-35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.63 ¥4,488	$33.57 PEN108.86	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.95 ¥9,055	$80.47 PEN260.92	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.26 ¥12,940	$72.05 PEN233.63	-36.9%
Average			-21.7%

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