Cost of living comparison
United States is 3.1 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in United States instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.03
|
$18.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.51
|
$9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.80
|
$2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.79
|
$3.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.46
|
$5.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.99
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.52
|
$4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.87
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.17
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$2.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
$1.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 78.4% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.62
|
$3.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.20
|
$63.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN75,522.17
|
$25,096.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.15
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.21
|
$70.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,027.17
|
$1,528.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN756.86
|
$1,282.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN145.48
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Peru
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN599.97
|
$1,137.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,947.10
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.79
|
$5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.61
|
$4.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.91
|
$8.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN115.28
|
$42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.96
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN148.34
|
$45.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.74
|
$36.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN250.10
|
$79.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN221.89
|
$109.59
|
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