Cost of living comparison
Peru is 10.1% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Peru instead of Albania, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL507
|
$2.98
PEN10.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL462
|
$5.00
PEN18.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL124
|
$0.76
PEN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
Albania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.30
PEN4.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL290
|
$2.56
PEN9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL479
|
$4.32
PEN15.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
$2.03
PEN7.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL220
|
$2.13
PEN7.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
Albania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL716
|
$5.30
PEN19.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,190
|
$16.55
PEN60.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,643,180
|
$20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,086
|
$11.94
PEN43.84
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
Albania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,602
|
$29.53
PEN108.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,298
|
$277.70
PEN1,019.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,287
|
$204.62
PEN751.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,194
|
$39.33
PEN144.46
|
|
pay 73.8% more for childcare
Albania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,971
|
$162.20
PEN595.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL220,996
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
|
|
pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL138
|
$1.83
PEN6.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL123
|
$2.60
PEN9.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
$4.57
PEN16.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,063
|
$31.17
PEN114.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL485
|
$4.59
PEN16.84
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Albania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,737
|
$40.11
PEN147.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,040
|
$22.91
PEN84.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,558
|
$67.62
PEN248.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,797
|
$59.99
PEN220.34
|
|
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