Cost of living comparison
Peru is 48.5% cheaper than Wyoming.
If you lived in Peru instead of Wyoming, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
|
Wyoming
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.30
|
$3.74
PEN13.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$5.76
PEN21.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
|
$0.93
PEN3.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
|
$0.47
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
|
Wyoming
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.60
|
$2.12
PEN7.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
|
$3.22
PEN11.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$4.63
PEN17.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
|
$2.40
PEN8.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.71
PEN2.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.44
PEN1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
|
Wyoming
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$5.19
PEN19.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.61
PEN65.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,270.08
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,114.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
|
$16.04
PEN59.49
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
|
Wyoming
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.53
|
$28.54
PEN105.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,378.47
|
$324.84
PEN1,204.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,291.67
|
$239.27
PEN887.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.48
|
$37.17
PEN137.85
|
|
pay 85.9% less for childcare
|
Wyoming
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,268.67
|
$170.53
PEN632.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,600.00
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,109.26
|
|
pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Wyoming
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$2.47
PEN9.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.49
|
$2.84
PEN10.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.51
|
$5.40
PEN20.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.33
|
$32.14
PEN119.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.44
|
$5.04
PEN18.68
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
|
Wyoming
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.62
|
$42.67
PEN158.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.11
|
$26.03
PEN96.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
|
$66.63
PEN247.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.94
|
$62.87
PEN233.16
|
|
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