Cost of living comparison
Mississippi is 2.8 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN14.18
|
$16.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.85
|
$9.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.54
|
$2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.78
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
$2.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.20
|
$5.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.56
|
$3.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.14
|
$3.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN9.12
|
$4.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.69
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.46
|
$0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.72
|
$1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.64
|
$1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 38.8% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.67
|
$2.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN66.75
|
$40.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN77,800.10
|
$37,721.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN60.81
|
$13.83
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN108.19
|
$68.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,231.48
|
$1,083.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN907.05
|
$969.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN140.91
|
$119.32
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN646.49
|
$1,753.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,443.92
|
$11,930.57
|
|
pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.36
|
$4.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.78
|
$4.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.47
|
$8.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN121.84
|
$32.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN19.09
|
$10.91
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN161.75
|
$37.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN98.67
|
$42.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN252.60
|
$80.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN238.33
|
$94.17
|
|
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