Cost of living comparison
Peru is 11.0% cheaper than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.4% less in Peru
- Groceries
-
pay 31.8% less in Peru
- Transportation
-
pay 95.6% more in Peru
- Housing
-
pay 20.0% less in Peru
- Childcare
-
pay 53.5% less in Peru
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.2% less in Peru
- Clothing
-
pay 30.0% less in Peru
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Peru. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Peru.
If you lived in Peru instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$193.32
|
$3.74
PEN13.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$144.99
|
$5.76
PEN21.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.02
|
$0.93
PEN3.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.05
|
$0.47
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$47.74
|
$2.12
PEN7.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$94.76
|
$3.22
PEN11.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$107.24
|
$4.63
PEN17.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$42.50
|
$2.67
PEN9.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$69.53
|
$2.40
PEN8.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$23.79
|
$0.71
PEN2.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.03
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$15.56
|
$0.44
PEN1.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.11
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$16.57
|
$0.43
PEN1.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.12
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 95.6% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$90.29
|
$5.19
PEN19.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$347.98
|
$17.61
PEN64.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$362,479.07
|
$20,522.48
PEN75,629.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$67.66
|
$16.04
PEN59.11
|
|
pay 20.0% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$474.72
|
$28.54
PEN105.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,399.00
|
$324.84
PEN1,197.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,597.57
|
$239.27
PEN881.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$590.23
|
$37.17
PEN136.98
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,425.33
|
$170.53
PEN628.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$164,093.70
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,013.05
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$53.16
|
$2.47
PEN9.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$58.54
|
$2.84
PEN10.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$76.36
|
$5.40
PEN19.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,045.42
|
$32.14
PEN118.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$96.66
|
$5.04
PEN18.56
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,097.37
|
$42.67
PEN157.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$799.52
|
$26.03
PEN95.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,791.32
|
$66.63
PEN245.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,790.09
|
$62.87
PEN231.68
|
|
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