Cost of living comparison
Peru is 60.0% cheaper than Los Angeles.
If you lived in Peru instead of Los Angeles, you would:
pay 71.1% less for restaurants
|
Los Angeles
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$3.74
PEN14.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.76
PEN21.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
|
$0.93
PEN3.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$0.47
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
|
Los Angeles
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.99
|
$2.12
PEN8.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.87
|
$3.22
PEN12.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
|
$4.63
PEN17.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.77
|
$2.67
PEN10.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.25
|
$2.40
PEN9.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.72
|
$0.71
PEN2.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.38
PEN1.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$0.45
PEN1.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.43
PEN1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
|
Los Angeles
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$5.19
PEN19.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$79.13
|
$17.61
PEN66.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,499.50
|
$20,522.48
PEN77,410.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$16.04
PEN60.50
|
|
pay 77.5% less for housing
|
Los Angeles
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.71
|
$28.54
PEN107.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,395.36
|
$324.84
PEN1,225.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,100.61
|
$239.27
PEN902.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.10
|
$37.17
PEN140.20
|
|
pay 88.1% less for childcare
|
Los Angeles
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,778.57
|
$170.53
PEN643.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,366.63
|
|
pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Los Angeles
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.47
PEN9.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.46
|
$2.84
PEN10.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.40
PEN20.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.41
|
$32.14
PEN121.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$5.04
PEN18.99
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
|
Los Angeles
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.46
|
$42.67
PEN160.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.72
|
$26.03
PEN98.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
|
$66.63
PEN251.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.74
|
$62.87
PEN237.13
|
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