Cost of living comparison
Peru is 1.0% cheaper than Boras.
If you lived in Peru instead of Boras, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
Boras
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.20
SEK109.33
|
$3.27
PEN12.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
SEK88.46
|
$5.37
PEN19.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
SEK15.41
|
$1.03
PEN3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
SEK14.91
|
$0.55
PEN2.04
|
|
pay 39.8% less for groceries
Boras
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
SEK22.37
|
$1.88
PEN6.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
SEK61.12
|
$3.14
PEN11.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.42
SEK58.06
|
$4.68
PEN17.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SEK38.37
|
$2.49
PEN9.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
SEK51.84
|
$2.54
PEN9.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
SEK11.59
|
$0.65
PEN2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
SEK10.96
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
SEK11.72
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
SEK15.78
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SEK6.76
|
$0.43
PEN1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SEK6.76
|
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Boras
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
SEK70.76
|
$5.37
PEN19.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.45
SEK690.74
|
$17.78
PEN66.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,257.25
SEK238,530.62
|
$20,101.60
PEN74,676.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.94
SEK213.68
|
$15.41
PEN57.26
|
|
pay 10.9% more for housing
Boras
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.45
SEK208.47
|
$29.39
PEN109.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$337.81
PEN1,254.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$246.39
PEN915.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.27
SEK656.61
|
$43.26
PEN160.71
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Boras
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.11
SEK1,490.82
|
$193.88
PEN720.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,391.08
SEK14,908.16
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,763.56
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Boras
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$2.06
PEN7.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK40.50
|
$2.73
PEN10.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$5.11
PEN18.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
SEK328.85
|
$32.12
PEN119.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.84
SEK159.02
|
$4.85
PEN18.02
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
Boras
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.32
SEK925.05
|
$45.11
PEN167.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.04
SEK396.93
|
$23.43
PEN87.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.53
SEK927.29
|
$70.13
PEN260.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.35
SEK1,043.32
|
$71.17
PEN264.39
|
|
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