Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

South Dakota, USA

South Dakota vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

South Dakota is 2.2 times more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in South Dakota
Groceries: pay 91.6% more in South Dakota
Transportation: pay 4.7% more in South Dakota
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in South Dakota
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in South Dakota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.7% more in South Dakota
Clothing: pay 47.5% more in South Dakota

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

South Dakota vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Dakota instead of Peru, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Peru	South Dakota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 PEN11.93	$13.00	+275.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.26 PEN21.58	$10.33	+65.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 PEN3.38	$2.53	+158.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$2.05	+280.3%
Average			+171.5%

Peru vs. South Dakota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.6% more for groceries

	Peru	South Dakota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 PEN6.64	$2.80	+45.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.69 PEN12.73	$5.94	+60.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 PEN17.65	$3.55	-30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.04	$4.65	+59.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 PEN9.03	$4.17	+59.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 PEN2.97	$1.85	+114.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.66	$0.81	+67.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$1.51	+180.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.75	$1.69	+232.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$1.22	+192.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.41	$1.30	+216.4%
Average			+91.6%

Peru vs. South Dakota - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.7% more for transportation

	Peru	South Dakota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 PEN20.01	$3.52	-39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.42 PEN73.79	$30.00	+40.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,430.71 PEN70,380.21	$35,246.50	+72.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 PEN67.18	$15.02	-23.0%
Average			+4.7%

Peru vs. South Dakota - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Peru	South Dakota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.21 PEN100.61	$58.99	+102.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.10 PEN1,491.96	$1,145.83	+164.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.75 PEN856.90	$1,105.14	+344.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.94 PEN141.03	$168.11	+310.6%
Average			+243.0%

Peru vs. South Dakota - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Peru	South Dakota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.64 PEN456.92	$833.31	+528.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,456.55 PEN25,686.50	$7,800.00	+4.6%
Average			+156.4%

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pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	South Dakota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 PEN8.04	$4.00	+71.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 PEN10.42	$4.71	+55.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 PEN19.12	$9.54	+71.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.34 PEN107.96	$47.44	+51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 PEN17.43	$12.25	+142.1%
Average			+77.7%

Peru vs. South Dakota - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 47.5% more for clothing

	Peru	South Dakota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 PEN161.52	$46.56	-0.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.32 PEN87.21	$43.33	+71.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.41 PEN225.33	$91.03	+39.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.54 PEN212.00	$123.17	+100.1%
Average			+47.5%

Peru vs. South Dakota - Cost of clothing

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