Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.4 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Germany instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
$12.84
€12.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
$9.44
€8.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 76.8% more for groceries
Peru
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
$6.74
€6.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
$4.22
€3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Peru
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
$8.31
€7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
$73.47
€68.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
$27,050.12
€25,288.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
$21.90
€20.48
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Peru
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
$37.93
€35.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
$759.74
€710.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
$577.93
€540.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
$202.18
€189.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
$325.78
€304.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
$11,890.74
€11,116.47
|
|
pay 79.5% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
$3.27
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
$8.03
€7.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
$34.77
€32.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
$12.08
€11.29
|
|
pay 73.5% more for clothing
Peru
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
$80.79
€75.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
$39.60
€37.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
$88.39
€82.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
$113.48
€106.09
|
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