Cost of living comparison
Peru is 49.3% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Peru instead of Austria, you would:
pay 69.7% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.04
|
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.22
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.77
|
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.91
|
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 38.3% less for transportation
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.64
|
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.38
|
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€689.67
|
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€576.98
|
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.49
|
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
|
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.56
|
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.84
|
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.54
|
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
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