Cost of living comparison
Peru is 54.8% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Peru instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
kr210.36
|
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
kr126.22
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
kr30.88
|
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
kr28.20
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
kr36.76
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
kr62.33
|
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
kr83.24
|
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
kr41.60
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
kr65.09
|
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.74
|
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
kr9.91
|
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr12.86
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
kr17.90
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr9.23
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.96
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
kr88.20
|
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
kr856.17
|
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
kr368,131.79
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
kr231.40
|
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
|
pay 65.4% less for housing
Oslo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
kr439.74
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
kr14,453.67
|
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
kr12,528.50
|
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
kr1,736.78
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
kr3,438.09
|
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
kr83,746.23
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
kr105.18
|
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
kr46.75
|
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
kr157.77
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
kr461.54
|
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
kr168.29
|
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
|
pay 39.8% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
kr867.48
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
kr400.83
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
kr1,080.62
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
kr1,145.46
|
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Peru or Oslo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.