Cost of living comparison
Texas is 2.7 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Texas instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.34
|
$16.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
$9.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
$2.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.08
|
$1.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
$2.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
$6.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.64
|
$3.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
$3.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
$5.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.44
|
$2.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
$0.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$1.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$1.18
|
|
pay 69.7% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
$2.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN67.07
|
$60.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,809.47
|
$32,182.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.13
|
$19.04
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.83
|
$74.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,273.98
|
$1,365.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN929.21
|
$1,173.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN163.15
|
$157.90
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN731.19
|
$1,230.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,078.71
|
$19,408.62
|
|
pay 96.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
$5.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.30
|
$4.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
$8.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN121.13
|
$42.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.29
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 41.2% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN170.11
|
$51.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.35
|
$37.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN264.48
|
$84.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN268.40
|
$120.82
|
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