Cost of living comparison
Peru is 46.3% cheaper than Louisiana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.0% less in Peru
- Groceries
-
pay 47.9% less in Peru
- Transportation
-
pay 3.0% less in Peru
- Housing
-
pay 68.8% less in Peru
- Childcare
-
pay 76.2% less in Peru
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.0% less in Peru
- Clothing
-
pay 20.9% less in Peru
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Peru.
If you lived in Peru instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
|
Louisiana
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.81
|
$3.74
PEN13.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
|
$5.76
PEN21.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$0.93
PEN3.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
|
$0.47
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
|
Louisiana
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.96
|
$2.12
PEN7.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.15
|
$3.22
PEN11.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
|
$4.63
PEN16.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
|
$2.67
PEN9.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.28
|
$2.40
PEN8.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$0.71
PEN2.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.44
PEN1.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
|
Louisiana
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$5.19
PEN18.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.33
|
$17.61
PEN64.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,948.70
|
$20,522.48
PEN74,948.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.31
|
$16.04
PEN58.58
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
|
Louisiana
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.76
|
$28.54
PEN104.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,159.60
|
$324.84
PEN1,186.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,039.36
|
$239.27
PEN873.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.15
|
$37.17
PEN135.74
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
|
Louisiana
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,554.86
|
$170.53
PEN622.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,175.00
|
$4,073.87
PEN14,877.78
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Louisiana
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.80
|
$2.47
PEN9.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.08
|
$2.84
PEN10.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.50
|
$5.40
PEN19.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.67
|
$32.14
PEN117.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.43
|
$5.04
PEN18.39
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
|
Louisiana
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.13
|
$42.67
PEN155.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.45
|
$26.03
PEN95.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.65
|
$66.63
PEN243.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
|
$62.87
PEN229.59
|
|
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