Cost of living comparison
Peru is 7.2% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Peru instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
Laos
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Laos
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Laos
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
|
pay 8.0% more for childcare
Laos
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
|
pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
Laos
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
|
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