Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 2.7 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
$17.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
$9.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
$2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
$1.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
$2.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
$5.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
$3.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
$2.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
$4.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 89.4% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
$3.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN67.04
|
$77.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,778.87
|
$31,837.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.10
|
$15.34
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.79
|
$66.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,273.46
|
$1,337.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN928.83
|
$1,055.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN163.08
|
$126.10
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN730.89
|
$1,229.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,070.21
|
$22,314.07
|
|
pay 93.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
$4.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
$4.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
$9.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN121.08
|
$44.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
$11.73
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN170.04
|
$51.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.31
|
$37.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN264.37
|
$87.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN268.29
|
$112.76
|
|
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