Cost of living comparison
Peru is 44.2% cheaper than Mississippi.
If you lived in Peru instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
Mississippi
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.29
|
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 47.2% less for groceries
Mississippi
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.93
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.44
|
$3.14
PEN11.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.70
|
$2.54
PEN9.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
Mississippi
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.86
|
$5.37
PEN20.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
|
$17.78
PEN67.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,721.76
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,752.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.83
|
$15.41
PEN58.08
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
Mississippi
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.27
|
$29.39
PEN110.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,083.04
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$973.61
|
$246.39
PEN928.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.71
|
$43.26
PEN163.03
|
|
pay 71.1% less for childcare
Mississippi
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,753.67
|
$193.88
PEN730.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,930.57
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,062.98
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mississippi
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.57
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
|
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.45
|
$5.11
PEN19.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
|
$32.12
PEN121.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.71
|
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
Mississippi
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.85
|
$45.11
PEN169.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.71
|
$23.43
PEN88.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.14
|
$70.13
PEN264.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.52
|
$71.17
PEN268.20
|
|
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