Cost of living comparison
Peru is 3.1% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Peru instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Peru
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$3.74
PEN14.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$5.76
PEN21.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$0.93
PEN3.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$0.47
PEN1.79
|
|
pay 84.3% more for groceries
Samoa
|
Peru
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.22
PEN12.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$4.63
PEN17.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.67
PEN10.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.40
PEN9.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
PEN2.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
PEN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Samoa
|
Peru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.19
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.61
PEN67.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.04
PEN61.07
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Samoa
|
Peru
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$28.54
PEN108.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$239.27
PEN911.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$37.17
PEN141.53
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Samoa
|
Peru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$170.53
PEN649.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$2.47
PEN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$2.84
PEN10.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.40
PEN20.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.14
PEN122.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.04
PEN19.17
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Peru
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$42.67
PEN162.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$26.03
PEN99.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$66.63
PEN253.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$62.87
PEN239.38
|
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