Cost of living comparison
Washington is 4.5 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Washington instead of Peru, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.61
PEN10.10
|
$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
PEN20.00
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.19
|
$2.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
PEN1.89
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
PEN5.58
|
$3.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PEN8.50
|
$6.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
PEN17.94
|
$3.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
PEN5.81
|
$3.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.70
PEN6.56
|
$5.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
PEN2.21
|
$2.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
PEN1.43
|
$0.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.76
|
$2.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.48
|
$3.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
PEN1.14
|
$1.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
PEN1.22
|
$1.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.09
PEN15.79
|
$4.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.20
PEN70.33
|
$112.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,958.89
PEN61,657.84
|
$24,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.83
PEN45.69
|
$17.43
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
PEN138.44
|
$60.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$343.66
PEN1,327.75
|
$2,127.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$237.19
PEN916.39
|
$1,707.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.65
PEN176.38
|
$117.74
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$131.80
PEN509.22
|
$2,162.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,020.10
PEN15,531.82
|
$35,109.75
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
PEN6.60
|
$6.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
PEN9.22
|
$4.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.14
PEN16.00
|
$9.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.36
PEN140.47
|
$91.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.71
PEN18.19
|
$13.49
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.03
PEN154.66
|
$52.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.91
PEN111.69
|
$32.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.36
PEN264.11
|
$94.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.84
PEN254.36
|
$122.92
|
|
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