Cost of living comparison
Peru is 50.5% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Peru instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES395.39
|
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.43
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.08
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 29.1% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES431.18
|
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES341.98
|
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES295.88
|
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES75.87
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.15
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES84.87
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.45
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.40
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.05
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 30.7% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES510.04
|
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
|
pay 78.2% more for housing
Kenya
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
|
pay 10.3% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
|
pay 49.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES232.65
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES176.53
|
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES632.82
|
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
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