Cost of living comparison
Peru is 17.2% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Peru instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$119.74
|
$3.27
PEN12.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$150.27
|
$5.37
PEN20.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$30.84
|
$1.03
PEN3.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.19
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$57.76
|
$1.88
PEN7.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$243.96
|
$3.14
PEN11.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$353.01
|
$4.68
PEN17.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$87.17
|
$2.49
PEN9.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$104.68
|
$2.54
PEN9.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$56.05
|
$0.65
PEN2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.20
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.24
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.13
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.31
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.06
|
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$114.10
|
$5.37
PEN20.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,199.54
|
$17.78
PEN66.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,012,169.54
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,362.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$284.57
|
$15.41
PEN57.78
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$633.83
|
$29.39
PEN110.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,188.91
|
$337.81
PEN1,266.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,586.71
|
$246.39
PEN923.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,961.16
|
$43.26
PEN162.19
|
|
pay 57.5% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,308.64
|
$193.88
PEN726.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$451,184.35
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,954.55
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$53.31
|
$2.06
PEN7.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$84.73
|
$2.73
PEN10.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$116.81
|
$5.11
PEN19.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,078.76
|
$32.12
PEN120.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$289.07
|
$4.85
PEN18.18
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,154.54
|
$45.11
PEN169.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$912.30
|
$23.43
PEN87.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,452.68
|
$70.13
PEN262.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,038.37
|
$71.17
PEN266.82
|
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