Cost of living comparison
Peru is 49.9% cheaper than Salem.
If you lived in Peru instead of Salem, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
|
Salem
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$3.27
PEN12.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$0.55
PEN2.08
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
|
Salem
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.88
PEN7.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
|
$4.68
PEN17.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
|
$2.49
PEN9.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.00
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.65
PEN2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.45
PEN1.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
|
Salem
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.04
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$17.78
PEN67.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,680.68
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,823.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.02
|
$15.41
PEN58.14
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
|
Salem
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.50
|
$29.39
PEN110.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,750.00
|
$337.81
PEN1,274.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,316.67
|
$246.39
PEN929.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$43.26
PEN163.18
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Salem
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,965.10
|
$193.88
PEN731.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,420.00
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,082.52
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Salem
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$2.06
PEN7.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.12
|
$2.73
PEN10.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.11
PEN19.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.00
|
$32.12
PEN121.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$4.85
PEN18.29
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
|
Salem
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
|
$45.11
PEN170.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.00
|
$23.43
PEN88.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
|
$70.13
PEN264.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
|
$71.17
PEN268.45
|
|
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