Accommodation.- A single room in a family home has an approximate monthly cost of US$ 250.00, including breakfasts.

 

Food.- We consider S/ 20.00 or around US$7.22 per day, making a total of S/ 600.00 or US$216.61 a month. As a reference we can mention a full meal at the university cafeterias costs between US$ 1.62 and US$ 3.07.

 

Local Transport.- A bus ticket or combi (urban transport run by vans), costs about S/ 1.20. A taxi between Miraflores and the Universidad del Pacífico costs an average of S/.8.00 or US$2.89. We have considered S/.14.00 a day, making a total of S/. 420.00 or US$ 151.62 a month.

 

Study materials.- Photocopies, for example, are unexpensive. Besides that, many of the mandatory readings in classes will be provided by the professor. We have considered S/. 100.00 or US$ 36.10 taking into account the cost of printing a report or paper, etc.

 

Entertainment.- The average cost of a movie ticket is S/.17.00 or US$ 6.14 and a theater how costs S/.25.00 or US$12.64, but there are reduced tickets for students and special days or specific cinema theaters with lower prices. We have considered S/.200.00 or US$ 72.20 a month for this purpose.

 

Extras.- We additionally consider S/.100.00 or US$ 36.10 a month for any extra expenses a student may incur in.

 

These make a total of US$ 762.63

The total cost for a five month stay would be US$ 3,813.15

Exchange rate used is : US$1.00 = S/. 2.77

 

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