Cost of living comparison
Peru is 3.8% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Peru instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
$2.98
PEN11.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
$2.03
PEN7.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
$2.13
PEN7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 59.4% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
$16.55
PEN61.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,432.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
$11.94
PEN44.68
|
|
pay 43.7% more for housing
Moscow
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
$29.53
PEN110.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
$277.70
PEN1,039.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
$204.62
PEN765.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
$39.33
PEN147.23
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
$162.20
PEN607.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,163.45
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
$1.83
PEN6.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
$4.57
PEN17.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
$31.17
PEN116.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
$4.59
PEN17.17
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
$40.11
PEN150.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
$22.91
PEN85.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
$67.62
PEN253.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
$59.99
PEN224.56
|
|
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