Cost of living comparison
Peru is 36.1% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Peru instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥977
|
$3.74
PEN13.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥781
|
$5.76
PEN21.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥168
|
$0.93
PEN3.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥112
|
$0.47
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥245
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,052
|
$3.22
PEN12.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥883
|
$4.63
PEN17.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥313
|
$2.67
PEN9.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥490
|
$2.40
PEN8.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥357
|
$0.71
PEN2.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥160
|
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥397
|
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥362
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥194
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥189
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥663
|
$5.19
PEN19.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥8,792
|
$17.61
PEN65.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,264,619
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,516.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,181
|
$16.04
PEN59.80
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,778
|
$28.54
PEN106.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥168,014
|
$324.84
PEN1,211.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥87,432
|
$239.27
PEN892.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,102
|
$37.17
PEN138.58
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥79,981
|
$170.53
PEN635.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,175,680
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,189.14
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥488
|
$2.47
PEN9.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥510
|
$2.84
PEN10.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥586
|
$5.40
PEN20.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,072
|
$32.14
PEN119.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,856
|
$5.04
PEN18.77
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥7,889
|
$42.67
PEN159.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,529
|
$26.03
PEN97.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,510
|
$66.63
PEN248.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,432
|
$62.87
PEN234.40
|
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