Cost of living comparison
Peru is 40.8% cheaper than Faro.
If you lived in Peru instead of Faro, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
Faro
|
Peru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.27
|
$2.98
PEN11.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
Faro
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.12
€1.98
|
$2.03
PEN7.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
€2.08
|
$2.13
PEN7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.48
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 42.4% less for transportation
Faro
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.28
|
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$16.55
PEN61.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,983.49
€30,810.07
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,432.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.94
PEN44.68
|
|
pay 54.5% less for housing
Faro
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.00
€43.90
|
$29.53
PEN110.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$751.29
€701.79
|
$277.70
PEN1,039.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$637.68
€595.66
|
$204.62
PEN765.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.19
€73.04
|
$39.33
PEN147.23
|
|
pay 64.6% less for childcare
Faro
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$934.53
€872.95
|
$162.20
PEN607.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,081.45
€8,483.04
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,163.45
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Faro
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.57
|
$1.83
PEN6.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
€1.76
|
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
$4.57
PEN17.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$31.17
PEN116.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.70
€7.19
|
$4.59
PEN17.17
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
Faro
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€83.19
|
$40.11
PEN150.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.71
€30.55
|
$22.91
PEN85.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.84
€68.04
|
$67.62
PEN253.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.57
€101.42
|
$59.99
PEN224.56
|
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