Cost of living comparison
Peru is 21.5% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Russia, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.55
|
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.10
|
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.76
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Russia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.70
|
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.43
|
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.87
|
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.73
|
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.50
|
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.03
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.96
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.32
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
pay 81.2% more for transportation
Russia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.76
|
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽314.06
|
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
|
pay 72.8% more for housing
Russia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
|
pay 11.5% less for childcare
Russia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
|
pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.16
|
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.65
|
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.33
|
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
Russia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
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