Cost of living comparison
Peru is 50.1% cheaper than Idaho.
If you lived in Peru instead of Idaho, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Idaho
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.92
|
$3.27
PEN12.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.90
|
$5.37
PEN20.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$1.03
PEN3.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
Idaho
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.88
PEN7.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
|
$3.14
PEN11.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
|
$4.68
PEN17.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
|
$2.49
PEN9.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
|
$2.54
PEN9.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
Idaho
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
|
$5.37
PEN20.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.50
|
$17.78
PEN66.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,158.00
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,641.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.34
|
$15.41
PEN58.00
|
|
pay 67.3% less for housing
Idaho
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.88
|
$29.39
PEN110.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,268.48
|
$337.81
PEN1,271.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,169.50
|
$246.39
PEN927.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.12
|
$43.26
PEN162.79
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
Idaho
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,391.96
|
$193.88
PEN729.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,125.00
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,031.89
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
Idaho
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.25
|
$2.06
PEN7.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
|
$2.73
PEN10.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.47
|
$5.11
PEN19.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.97
|
$32.12
PEN120.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
|
$4.85
PEN18.25
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Idaho
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.92
|
$45.11
PEN169.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.04
|
$23.43
PEN88.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.46
|
$70.13
PEN263.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.26
|
$71.17
PEN267.81
|
|
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