Cost of living comparison
Peru is 37.5% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Peru instead of Athens, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Peru
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.93
|
$3.27
PEN12.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$5.37
PEN19.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$1.03
PEN3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.55
PEN2.04
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Athens
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.88
PEN6.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.33
|
$3.14
PEN11.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.86
|
$4.68
PEN17.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$2.49
PEN9.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.62
|
$2.54
PEN9.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.65
PEN2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.43
PEN1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
Athens
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.04
|
$5.37
PEN19.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$17.78
PEN66.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,184.32
|
$20,101.60
PEN74,676.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.15
|
$15.41
PEN57.26
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
Athens
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.94
|
$29.39
PEN109.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€579.31
|
$337.81
PEN1,254.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€489.78
|
$246.39
PEN915.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€151.69
|
$43.26
PEN160.71
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Athens
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€443.94
|
$193.88
PEN720.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,549.47
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,763.56
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$2.06
PEN7.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.33
|
$2.73
PEN10.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$5.11
PEN18.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.76
|
$32.12
PEN119.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$4.85
PEN18.02
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Athens
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.72
|
$45.11
PEN167.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.01
|
$23.43
PEN87.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.66
|
$70.13
PEN260.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.27
|
$71.17
PEN264.39
|
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