Cost of living comparison
Peru is 41.1% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Peru instead of Chad, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA561
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,151
|
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,163
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,504
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA416
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 85.7% more for transportation
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,000
|
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,916,085
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,601
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA710,919
|
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,002
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,870
|
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,020,015
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA816
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,105
|
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,060
|
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,101
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,050
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
|
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