Cost of living comparison
San Juan is 2.8 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in San Juan instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
$17.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
$1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$1.71
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Peru
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
$3.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
$4.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
$7.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
$4.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
$4.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$1.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$2.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
Peru
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
$3.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
$32.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
$23.50
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Peru
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
$64.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
$2,053.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
$1,320.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
$170.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Peru
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
$523.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
$10,900.00
|
|
pay 81.5% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
$3.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
$3.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
$61.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
$9.00
|
|
pay 68.0% more for clothing
Peru
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
$49.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
$97.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
$117.38
|
|
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