Cost of living comparison
Peru is 62.0% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Peru instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.41
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.09
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.22
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 57.7% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.72
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.82
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.21
|
$2.03
PEN7.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.49
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.22
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.71
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.42
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.74
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.77
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.46
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.26
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$151.52
|
$16.55
PEN61.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,304.32
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,007.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.12
|
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 76.7% less for housing
Canberra
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$103.91
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,762.61
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,263.11
|
$204.62
PEN761.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$277.49
|
$39.33
PEN146.41
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,553.14
|
$162.20
PEN603.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,523.28
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,062.46
|
|
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.12
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.66
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.36
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$97.95
|
$31.17
PEN116.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.20
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 60.7% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$141.60
|
$40.11
PEN149.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$110.11
|
$22.91
PEN85.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$203.81
|
$67.62
PEN251.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$277.35
|
$59.99
PEN223.32
|
|
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