Cost of living comparison
Peru is 38.5% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Peru instead of Japan, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Peru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,053
|
$2.98
PEN10.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥796
|
$5.00
PEN18.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
Japan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$1.30
PEN4.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,026
|
$2.56
PEN9.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥847
|
$4.32
PEN15.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥482
|
$2.13
PEN7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥391
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥317
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥150
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
Japan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥734
|
$5.30
PEN19.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,880
|
$16.55
PEN60.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,114,967
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,211.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,037
|
$11.94
PEN43.97
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
Japan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,525
|
$29.53
PEN108.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,927
|
$277.70
PEN1,022.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,550
|
$204.62
PEN753.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,886
|
$39.33
PEN144.88
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,643
|
$162.20
PEN597.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,894,901
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,873.33
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥465
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥485
|
$2.60
PEN9.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥658
|
$4.57
PEN16.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,446
|
$31.17
PEN114.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,004
|
$4.59
PEN16.89
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Japan
|
Peru
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,675
|
$40.11
PEN147.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,924
|
$22.91
PEN84.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,137
|
$67.62
PEN249.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,877
|
$59.99
PEN220.98
|
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