China is 38.9% more expensive than Peru.

If you lived in China instead of Peru, you would:

pay 13.0% less for restaurants

 
Peru
China
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.98
PEN10.95
$3.33
CN¥24.06
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
PEN18.38
$5.25
CN¥37.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
PEN2.78
$0.50
CN¥3.60

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pay 38.4% more for groceries

 
Peru
China
Bread
1 loaf
$1.30
PEN4.76
$1.68
CN¥12.13
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.56
PEN9.39
$6.22
CN¥44.98
Milk (1 gallon) $4.32
PEN15.88
$7.41
CN¥53.57

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

 
Peru
China
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.30
PEN19.48
$4.64
CN¥33.54
Monthly public transit pass $16.55
PEN60.77
$21.41
CN¥154.76
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
$21,385.50
CN¥154,587.20

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pay 3.6% more for housing

 
Peru
China
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.53
PEN108.45
$14.28
CN¥103.20
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $277.70
PEN1,019.98
$401.04
CN¥2,898.98
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $204.62
PEN751.56
$247.64
CN¥1,790.07

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Peru
China
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $162.20
PEN595.77
$456.56
CN¥3,300.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
$16,918.49
CN¥122,297.02

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pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Peru
China
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.83
PEN6.74
$1.15
CN¥8.29
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.60
PEN9.54
$3.48
CN¥25.18
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.57
PEN16.80
$3.40
CN¥24.56

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pay 29.8% more for clothing

 
Peru
China
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.11
PEN147.31
$51.26
CN¥370.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.91
PEN84.15
$33.18
CN¥239.83
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$67.62
PEN248.35
$80.69
CN¥583.29

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