Cost of living comparison
Valparaiso is 47.1% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Valparaiso instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.26
|
$10.93
CLF0.3600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.13
|
$8.20
CLF0.2700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.87
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
Peru
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.04
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.78
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.53
|
$4.60
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.32
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.52
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.42
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.68
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.72
CLF0.0200
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
$0.61
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
Peru
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.12
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN66.66
|
$54.67
CLF1.8200
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,348.38
|
$15,280.24
CLF508.3100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN57.77
|
$12.46
CLF0.4100
|
|
pay 52.8% more for housing
Peru
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.16
|
$21.91
CLF0.7300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,266.23
|
$437.36
CLF14.5500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN923.56
|
$382.69
CLF12.7300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN162.16
|
$108.95
CLF3.6200
|
|
pay 53.4% more for childcare
Peru
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN726.74
|
$405.22
CLF13.4800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,950.51
|
$5,466.99
CLF181.8600
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.72
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.23
|
$2.84
CLF0.0900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.16
|
$5.08
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN120.39
|
$24.05
CLF0.8000
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.18
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
Peru
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN169.08
|
$48.11
CLF1.6000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN87.81
|
$32.49
CLF1.0800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN262.87
|
$62.87
CLF2.0900
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN266.77
|
$78.76
CLF2.6200
|
|
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