Cost of living comparison
Peru is 49.7% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Peru instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Peru
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 61.8% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 63.7% less for housing
Aruba
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
|
pay 41.9% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
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