Cost of living comparison
Celaya is 15.5% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Celaya instead of Peru, you would:
pay 75.9% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Celaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.34
|
$8.01
MX$147.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
$8.90
MX$164.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
$1.34
MX$24.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
$0.90
MX$16.55
|
|
pay 44.7% more for groceries
Peru
|
Celaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
$2.76
MX$50.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
$2.37
MX$43.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.64
|
$5.32
MX$98.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
$2.71
MX$50.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
$3.89
MX$71.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.44
|
$1.13
MX$20.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
$0.59
MX$10.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$0.82
MX$15.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$0.54
MX$9.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.86
MX$15.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$0.75
MX$13.87
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
Peru
|
Celaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
$5.29
MX$97.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN67.06
|
$29.68
MX$547.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,793.16
|
$26,708.77
MX$493,172.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.11
|
$14.84
MX$273.98
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
Peru
|
Celaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.81
|
$27.70
MX$511.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,273.70
|
$356.12
MX$6,575.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN929.01
|
$118.71
MX$2,191.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN163.11
|
$34.68
MX$640.31
|
|
pay 11.7% less for childcare
Peru
|
Celaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN731.03
|
$59.35
MX$1,095.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,074.18
|
$8,161.70
MX$150,704.17
|
|
pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Celaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
$2.08
MX$38.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
$2.97
MX$54.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
$3.56
MX$65.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN121.10
|
$17.81
MX$328.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.29
|
$3.56
MX$65.76
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Peru
|
Celaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN170.08
|
$33.63
MX$621.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.33
|
$23.74
MX$438.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN264.42
|
$98.60
MX$1,820.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN268.35
|
$94.96
MX$1,753.50
|
|
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