Cost of living comparison
Peru is 42.7% cheaper than South Dakota.
If you lived in Peru instead of South Dakota, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
South Dakota
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.33
|
$3.27
PEN12.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
|
$0.55
PEN2.08
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
South Dakota
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.66
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
|
$4.68
PEN17.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.65
PEN2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
South Dakota
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
|
$17.78
PEN67.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,159.27
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,809.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.17
|
$15.41
PEN58.13
|
|
pay 64.1% less for housing
South Dakota
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.92
|
$29.39
PEN110.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,137.50
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$959.38
|
$246.39
PEN929.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.20
|
$43.26
PEN163.15
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
South Dakota
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$600.00
|
$193.88
PEN731.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,800.00
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,078.71
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
South Dakota
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.25
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
|
$2.73
PEN10.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.79
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
|
$32.12
PEN121.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.12
|
$4.85
PEN18.29
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
South Dakota
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.33
|
$45.11
PEN170.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$23.43
PEN88.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.00
|
$70.13
PEN264.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.50
|
$71.17
PEN268.40
|
|
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