Cost of living comparison
Peru is 52.3% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Peru instead of United States, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
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United States
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$2.61
PEN10.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$5.18
PEN20.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.83
PEN3.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.49
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 55.8% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$1.45
PEN5.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.66
|
$2.20
PEN8.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
$4.64
PEN17.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
|
$1.50
PEN5.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
|
$1.70
PEN6.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.57
PEN2.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.37
PEN1.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.46
PEN1.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.38
PEN1.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.30
PEN1.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.32
PEN1.22
|
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pay 35.9% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
|
$4.09
PEN15.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.19
|
$18.20
PEN70.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,050.13
|
$15,958.89
PEN61,657.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.53
|
$11.83
PEN45.69
|
|
pay 67.3% less for housing
|
United States
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.65
|
$35.83
PEN138.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.14
|
$343.66
PEN1,327.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,166.13
|
$237.19
PEN916.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.57
|
$45.65
PEN176.38
|
|
pay 79.9% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$980.97
|
$131.80
PEN509.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,983.58
|
$4,020.10
PEN15,531.82
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
|
$1.71
PEN6.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
|
$2.39
PEN9.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.25
|
$4.14
PEN16.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.54
|
$36.36
PEN140.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
|
$4.71
PEN18.19
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
|
$40.03
PEN154.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
|
$28.91
PEN111.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.71
|
$68.36
PEN264.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.75
|
$65.84
PEN254.36
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