Cost of living comparison
Salem is 3.1 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Salem instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN14.11
|
$15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.74
|
$11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.52
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.77
|
$1.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN8.00
|
$3.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.14
|
$6.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.47
|
$3.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.09
|
$4.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN9.07
|
$4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.68
|
$1.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.45
|
$0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
$1.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.71
|
$1.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.64
|
$1.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
$0.86
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.57
|
$4.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN66.41
|
$40.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN77,410.72
|
$32,822.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN60.50
|
$15.44
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN107.65
|
$69.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,225.31
|
$1,833.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN902.51
|
$1,633.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN140.20
|
$144.06
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN643.25
|
$1,162.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,366.63
|
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pay 98.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.31
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.73
|
$4.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.37
|
$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN121.23
|
$35.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.99
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN160.94
|
$50.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN98.18
|
$38.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN251.34
|
$80.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN237.13
|
$103.33
|
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