Cost of living comparison
Locarno is 4.8 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Locarno instead of Peru, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Locarno
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
$24.29
CHF22.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
$14.36
CHF13.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
$4.56
CHF4.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$5.11
CHF4.63
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
$3.50
CHF3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
$15.83
CHF14.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
$7.00
CHF6.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
$5.85
CHF5.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
$13.52
CHF12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$1.73
CHF1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
$1.00
CHF0.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.75
CHF0.68
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Peru
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
$7.86
CHF7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
$177.79
CHF161.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
$25,950.71
CHF23,524.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
$33.13
CHF30.03
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Peru
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
$62.58
CHF56.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
$1,380.36
CHF1,251.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
$938.64
CHF850.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
$88.19
CHF79.94
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
$1,656.43
CHF1,501.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
$6.63
CHF6.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
$4.42
CHF4.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
$9.39
CHF8.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
$69.02
CHF62.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
$18.77
CHF17.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Peru
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
$117.79
CHF106.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
$33.13
CHF30.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
$114.11
CHF103.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
$198.77
CHF180.19
|
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