Cost of living comparison
United States is 3.2 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in United States instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.95
|
$18.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.49
|
$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.48
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.75
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
$3.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.00
|
$6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.27
|
$3.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.97
|
$3.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.97
|
$5.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.65
|
$2.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$2.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$2.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$1.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 76.1% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.34
|
$3.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.65
|
$65.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,516.62
|
$31,583.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.80
|
$17.81
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN106.41
|
$67.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,211.16
|
$1,655.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN892.08
|
$1,423.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN138.58
|
$148.34
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Peru
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN635.82
|
$1,351.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,189.14
|
$22,265.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.20
|
$5.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.60
|
$5.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.13
|
$9.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN119.83
|
$50.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.77
|
$13.30
|
|
pay 44.8% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN159.08
|
$50.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN97.04
|
$40.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN248.44
|
$85.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN234.40
|
$111.08
|
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