Cost of living comparison
Peru is 32.8% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Peru instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$2.03
PEN7.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$16.55
PEN61.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,007.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
Portugal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$204.62
PEN761.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$39.33
PEN146.41
|
|
pay 46.6% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$162.20
PEN603.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,062.46
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$31.17
PEN116.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$40.11
PEN149.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$22.91
PEN85.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$67.62
PEN251.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$59.99
PEN223.32
|
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