Cost of living comparison
Peru is 35.0% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Peru instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 12.0% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6900
|
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF615.3400
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
Santiago
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.8600
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.7800
|
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.2600
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
|
pay 44.4% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.8000
|
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF229.0900
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3500
|
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9800
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.1000
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5800
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8500
|
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
|
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