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Tokyo vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 2.1 times more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.7% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 74.5% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.8% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 23.0% more in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Peru, you would:

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pay 35.7% more for restaurants

	Peru	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 PEN14.06	$6.51 ¥1,018	+74.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.76 PEN21.67	$5.21 ¥814	-9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 PEN3.51	$1.12 ¥175	+19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 PEN1.76	$0.75 ¥116	+58.7%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Peru	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 PEN7.97	$1.63 ¥255	-23.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 PEN12.10	$7.01 ¥1,096	+117.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.63 PEN17.41	$5.89 ¥920	+27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 PEN10.05	$2.09 ¥326	-22.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 PEN9.04	$3.26 ¥510	+35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 PEN2.67	$2.38 ¥372	+234.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.45	$1.06 ¥166	+176.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.65	$2.65 ¥414	+504.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 PEN1.71	$2.42 ¥378	+432.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.63	$1.29 ¥202	+197.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 PEN1.46	$1.26 ¥197	+225.1%
Average			+173.4%

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pay 74.5% more for transportation

	Peru	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 PEN19.50	$4.42 ¥691	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.61 PEN66.18	$58.62 ¥9,162	+232.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,522.48 PEN77,140.79	$21,767.76 ¥3,401,975	+6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.04 PEN60.29	$27.88 ¥4,357	+73.8%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Peru	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.54 PEN107.27	$31.86 ¥4,979	+11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.84 PEN1,221.04	$1,120.28 ¥175,083	+244.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.27 PEN899.36	$582.98 ¥91,111	+143.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.17 PEN139.71	$134.03 ¥20,947	+260.6%
Average			+165.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Peru	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.53 PEN641.01	$533.29 ¥83,346	+212.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,073.87 PEN15,313.04	$14,506.96 ¥2,267,220	+256.1%
Average			+234.4%

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pay 55.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.47 PEN9.28	$3.26 ¥509	+32.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 PEN10.69	$3.40 ¥532	+19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 PEN20.30	$3.91 ¥611	-27.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.14 PEN120.81	$67.16 ¥10,496	+109.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 PEN18.93	$12.38 ¥1,934	+145.8%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 23.0% more for clothing

	Peru	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.67 PEN160.38	$52.60 ¥8,220	+23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.03 PEN97.83	$36.87 ¥5,762	+41.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.63 PEN250.46	$63.41 ¥9,911	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.87 PEN236.31	$82.89 ¥12,955	+31.9%
Average			+23.0%

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