Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 32.8% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Peru, you would:
pay 68.7% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
$1.19
$250
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.64
$134
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
$1.49
$313
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
$4.89
$1,025
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
$12.79
$2,683
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
$2.90
$609
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
$2.49
$523
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
$2.30
$481
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$1.48
$311
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.63
$132
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
$3.78
$792
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
$33.09
$6,940
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
$21.27
$4,462
|
|
pay 49.4% more for housing
|
Peru
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
$360.46
$75,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
$228.98
$48,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
|
Peru
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
$94.55
$19,829
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
$954.92
$200,274
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
$3.43
$719
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
$28.36
$5,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
$6.15
$1,289
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
$62.24
$13,054
|
|
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