Cost of living comparison
Peru is 24.5% cheaper than Monterrey.
If you lived in Peru instead of Monterrey, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
Monterrey
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.03
MX$185.15
|
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.17
MX$120.35
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MX$18.82
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MX$14.20
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Monterrey
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
MX$38.09
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
MX$74.44
|
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.16
MX$86.51
|
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
MX$38.13
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
MX$58.02
|
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$22.11
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$9.51
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.82
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$14.20
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$14.59
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.46
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
Monterrey
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
MX$80.62
|
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.82
MX$416.50
|
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,585.34
MX$328,649.88
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.07
MX$101.84
|
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Monterrey
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.74
MX$499.11
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.92
MX$11,073.69
|
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.75
MX$7,714.79
|
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.24
MX$1,312.89
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
Monterrey
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.08
MX$5,488.52
|
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,730.78
MX$96,164.81
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monterrey
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
MX$37.03
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
MX$51.06
|
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
MX$60.18
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
MX$658.88
|
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
MX$92.58
|
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Monterrey
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.54
MX$831.24
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.59
MX$580.39
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.43
MX$1,483.96
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.13
MX$1,411.81
|
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
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