Cost of living comparison
Peru is 62.0% cheaper than Honolulu.
If you lived in Peru instead of Honolulu, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
|
Honolulu
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$3.27
PEN12.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
|
$5.37
PEN20.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
|
$1.03
PEN3.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 70.8% less for groceries
|
Honolulu
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.47
|
$1.88
PEN7.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.83
|
$3.14
PEN11.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
|
$4.68
PEN17.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
|
$2.49
PEN9.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.08
|
$2.54
PEN9.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.81
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.41
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
|
Honolulu
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$5.37
PEN20.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$17.78
PEN66.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,265.95
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,641.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.38
|
$15.41
PEN58.00
|
|
pay 77.2% less for housing
|
Honolulu
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.12
|
$29.39
PEN110.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,186.00
|
$337.81
PEN1,271.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,706.67
|
$246.39
PEN927.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.42
|
$43.26
PEN162.79
|
|
pay 83.7% less for childcare
|
Honolulu
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,375.00
|
$193.88
PEN729.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,031.89
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Honolulu
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.06
PEN7.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.12
|
$2.73
PEN10.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.11
PEN19.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.27
|
$32.12
PEN120.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$4.85
PEN18.25
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
|
Honolulu
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.88
|
$45.11
PEN169.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.33
|
$23.43
PEN88.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.50
|
$70.13
PEN263.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
|
$71.17
PEN267.81
|
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