Cost of living comparison
Peru is 54.0% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Australia, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$24.90
|
$3.27
PEN12.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.55
|
$5.37
PEN20.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.80
|
$1.03
PEN3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.17
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Australia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.45
|
$1.88
PEN7.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$6.99
|
$3.14
PEN11.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.53
|
$4.68
PEN17.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.72
|
$2.49
PEN9.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.91
|
$2.54
PEN9.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.12
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.85
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.05
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$2.97
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.68
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.40
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Australia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.01
|
$5.37
PEN20.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$125.20
|
$17.78
PEN66.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,297.57
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,473.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$26.87
|
$15.41
PEN57.87
|
|
pay 66.0% less for housing
Australia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.07
|
$29.39
PEN110.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,864.93
|
$337.81
PEN1,268.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,440.03
|
$246.39
PEN925.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$210.32
|
$43.26
PEN162.42
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Australia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,041.55
|
$193.88
PEN727.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$21,821.17
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,985.29
|
|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$9.92
|
$2.06
PEN7.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.34
|
$2.73
PEN10.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$41.70
|
$5.11
PEN19.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$79.81
|
$32.12
PEN120.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.63
|
$4.85
PEN18.21
|
|
pay 42.0% less for clothing
Australia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$111.58
|
$45.11
PEN169.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$80.50
|
$23.43
PEN87.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$151.84
|
$70.13
PEN263.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$175.09
|
$71.17
PEN267.21
|
|
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