Cost of living comparison
Louisiana is 2.6 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
$17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
$10.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
$1.97
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
$2.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
$6.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
$4.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
$2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
$5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Peru
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN67.04
|
$40.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,778.87
|
$34,084.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.10
|
$14.53
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Peru
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.79
|
$66.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,273.46
|
$1,185.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN928.83
|
$1,050.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN163.08
|
$124.22
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN730.89
|
$1,382.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,070.21
|
$11,342.86
|
|
pay 95.3% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
$4.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
$8.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN121.08
|
$42.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
$12.86
|
|
pay 30.1% more for clothing
Peru
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN170.04
|
$46.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.31
|
$35.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN264.37
|
$81.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN268.29
|
$105.21
|
|
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