Cost of living comparison
Peru is 49.3% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Peru instead of Austria, you would:
pay 69.7% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.19
|
$2.98
PEN11.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$5.00
PEN18.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.66
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$1.30
PEN4.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$2.56
PEN9.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$4.32
PEN16.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$2.13
PEN7.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 38.3% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$5.30
PEN19.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.12
|
$16.55
PEN61.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,325.84
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,107.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.57
|
$11.94
PEN44.49
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
$29.53
PEN110.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.10
|
$277.70
PEN1,035.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.19
|
$204.62
PEN762.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.29
|
$39.33
PEN146.60
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.65
|
$162.20
PEN604.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,699.25
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,086.22
|
|
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$1.83
PEN6.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.11
|
$2.60
PEN9.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.81
|
$4.57
PEN17.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.97
|
$31.17
PEN116.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.97
|
$4.59
PEN17.09
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.04
|
$40.11
PEN149.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
$22.91
PEN85.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.02
|
$67.62
PEN252.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.65
|
$59.99
PEN223.61
|
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