Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 55.4% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 52.5% more for groceries
Peru
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
Peru
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
$43.74
CLF1.5000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
$17,494.37
CLF600.4400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
|
pay 73.2% more for housing
Peru
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
$21.91
CLF0.7500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
$543.19
CLF18.6400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
$457.36
CLF15.7000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
$117.58
CLF4.0400
|
|
pay 65.8% more for childcare
Peru
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
$405.22
CLF13.9100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
$6,858.55
CLF235.4000
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
$39.95
CLF1.3700
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
Peru
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
$54.28
CLF1.8600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
$32.49
CLF1.1200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
$74.64
CLF2.5600
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
$78.76
CLF2.7000
|
|
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