Cost of living comparison
Peru is 36.1% cheaper than Tokyo.
- Restaurants
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pay 21.4% less in Peru
- Groceries
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pay 43.5% less in Peru
- Transportation
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pay 25.2% less in Peru
- Housing
-
pay 53.2% less in Peru
- Childcare
-
pay 70.0% less in Peru
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 22.8% less in Peru
- Clothing
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pay 16.8% less in Peru
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Peru.
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
¥985
|
$3.74
PEN13.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥788
|
$5.76
PEN21.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥169
|
$0.93
PEN3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥113
|
$0.47
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥247
|
$2.12
PEN7.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,061
|
$3.22
PEN11.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥891
|
$4.63
PEN17.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥316
|
$2.67
PEN9.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥494
|
$2.40
PEN8.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥360
|
$0.71
PEN2.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥161
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥401
|
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥366
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥195
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥191
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥669
|
$5.19
PEN19.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥8,869
|
$17.61
PEN65.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,293,353
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,302.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,218
|
$16.04
PEN59.64
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,820
|
$28.54
PEN106.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥169,492
|
$324.84
PEN1,207.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥88,202
|
$239.27
PEN889.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,279
|
$37.17
PEN138.20
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥80,685
|
$170.53
PEN634.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,194,829
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,146.65
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥493
|
$2.47
PEN9.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥515
|
$2.84
PEN10.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥591
|
$5.40
PEN20.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,161
|
$32.14
PEN119.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,872
|
$5.04
PEN18.72
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥7,958
|
$42.67
PEN158.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,578
|
$26.03
PEN96.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,594
|
$66.63
PEN247.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,541
|
$62.87
PEN233.74
|
|
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