Cost of living comparison
Peru is 37.4% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Peru instead of Spain, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.64
|
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.92
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.31
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Spain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.36
|
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.32
|
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.91
|
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
Spain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.24
|
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.25
|
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,771.67
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.22
|
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
|
pay 53.7% less for housing
Spain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.98
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€652.06
|
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€533.51
|
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.84
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
|
pay 43.4% less for childcare
Spain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€320.16
|
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,888.28
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.19
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.51
|
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.87
|
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Spain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.79
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.87
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.51
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.40
|
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
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