Cost of living comparison
Peru is 47.9% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Peru instead of Finland, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Peru
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.84
|
$2.98
PEN11.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.42
|
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
Finland
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.75
|
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
$2.03
PEN7.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$2.13
PEN7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
Finland
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.32
|
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.22
|
$16.55
PEN61.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,432.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.35
|
$11.94
PEN44.68
|
|
pay 40.2% less for housing
Finland
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
$29.53
PEN110.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€695.45
|
$277.70
PEN1,039.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€576.95
|
$204.62
PEN765.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
$39.33
PEN147.23
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
Finland
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€323.64
|
$162.20
PEN607.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,163.45
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.64
|
$1.83
PEN6.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.91
|
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
$4.57
PEN17.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.06
|
$31.17
PEN116.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.18
|
$4.59
PEN17.17
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Finland
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
$40.11
PEN150.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
$22.91
PEN85.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
$67.62
PEN253.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.14
|
$59.99
PEN224.56
|
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