Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 23.5% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Peru, you would:
pay 64.7% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.95
|
$8.83
MX$178.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.49
|
$7.25
MX$146.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.48
|
$1.11
MX$22.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.75
|
$0.84
MX$16.87
|
|
pay 39.7% more for groceries
Peru
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
$2.35
MX$47.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.00
|
$3.62
MX$73.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.27
|
$5.17
MX$104.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.97
|
$2.18
MX$44.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.97
|
$3.12
MX$63.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.65
|
$1.08
MX$21.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.57
MX$11.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.71
MX$14.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.70
MX$14.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.81
MX$16.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.73
MX$14.83
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Peru
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.34
|
$4.48
MX$90.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.65
|
$26.30
MX$531.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,516.62
|
$19,957.31
MX$402,993.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.80
|
$15.63
MX$315.55
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
Peru
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN106.41
|
$26.71
MX$539.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,211.16
|
$486.26
MX$9,819.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN892.08
|
$362.30
MX$7,315.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN138.58
|
$44.69
MX$902.37
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
Peru
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN635.82
|
$205.12
MX$4,141.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,189.14
|
$4,165.20
MX$84,107.04
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.20
|
$2.16
MX$43.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.60
|
$2.84
MX$57.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.13
|
$3.78
MX$76.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN119.83
|
$33.67
MX$679.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.77
|
$4.39
MX$88.65
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
Peru
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN159.08
|
$45.84
MX$925.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN97.04
|
$36.33
MX$733.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN248.44
|
$82.04
MX$1,656.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN234.40
|
$76.65
MX$1,547.71
|
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