Cost of living comparison
Peru is 10.7% more expensive than Subang Jaya.
If you lived in Peru instead of Subang Jaya, you would:
pay 15.7% more for restaurants
Subang Jaya
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
MYR14.53
|
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
MYR3.50
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MYR1.89
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
Subang Jaya
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
MYR3.78
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
MYR22.04
|
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR27.03
|
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
MYR6.67
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
MYR7.78
|
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.25
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
MYR5.04
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MYR1.91
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
MYR1.50
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MYR1.91
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 75.4% more for transportation
Subang Jaya
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR8.37
|
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.71
MYR107.63
|
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,440.61
MYR96,868.04
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MYR24.76
|
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
Subang Jaya
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.00
MYR123.24
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.52
MYR2,044.99
|
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.54
MYR1,291.57
|
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.47
MYR172.84
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
|
pay 13.8% less for childcare
Subang Jaya
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.98
MYR753.42
|
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,889.24
MYR32,648.12
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
Subang Jaya
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
MYR12.90
|
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.95
MYR18.73
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
MYR156.07
|
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Subang Jaya
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.42
MYR215.26
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.89
MYR75.31
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.46
MYR295.99
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.78
MYR269.08
|
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
|
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