Japan vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 66.6% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants
pay 29.4% more in Japan
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Japan
Transportation
pay 68.9% more in Japan
Housing
pay 75.8% more in Japan
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 39.7% more in Japan
Clothing
pay 2.3% more in Japan

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Japan are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, groceries, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Japan.

Japan vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

pay 29.4% more for restaurants

 
Peru
Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.74
PEN13.91
$6.44
¥974
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.76
PEN21.43
$4.94
¥748
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
PEN3.47
$0.97
¥147

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Peru
Japan
Bread
1 loaf
$2.12
PEN7.88
$1.52
¥230
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.22
PEN11.97
$5.72
¥865
Milk (1 gallon) $4.63
PEN17.22
$5.46
¥826

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pay 68.9% more for transportation

 
Peru
Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.19
PEN19.29
$4.22
¥639
Monthly public transit pass $17.61
PEN65.46
$57.82
¥8,747
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,522.48
PEN76,302.59
$22,042.19
¥3,334,873

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pay 75.8% more for housing

 
Peru
Japan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.54
PEN106.11
$31.09
¥4,704
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $324.84
PEN1,207.77
$500.38
¥75,704
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $239.27
PEN889.59
$325.42
¥49,234

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Peru
Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $170.53
PEN634.04
$288.10
¥43,589
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,073.87
PEN15,146.65
$11,095.30
¥1,678,664

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pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Peru
Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.47
PEN9.18
$2.71
¥410
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
PEN10.57
$2.78
¥420
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.40
PEN20.08
$3.98
¥603

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pay 2.3% more for clothing

 
Peru
Japan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.67
PEN158.64
$40.54
¥6,134
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.03
PEN96.77
$26.82
¥4,057
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$66.63
PEN247.74
$54.08
¥8,182

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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