Cost of living comparison
Peru is 49.7% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.0% less in Peru
- Groceries
-
pay 48.3% less in Peru
- Transportation
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pay 31.4% less in Peru
- Housing
-
pay 58.6% less in Peru
- Childcare
-
pay 66.1% less in Peru
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 35.2% less in Peru
- Clothing
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pay 40.5% less in Peru
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Peru.
If you lived in Peru instead of Austria, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Peru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.84
|
$3.74
PEN13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.26
|
$5.76
PEN21.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€3.00
|
$0.93
PEN3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.32
|
$0.47
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.42
|
$2.12
PEN7.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.86
|
$3.22
PEN11.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.42
|
$4.63
PEN17.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.90
|
$2.67
PEN9.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.85
|
$2.40
PEN8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.11
|
$0.71
PEN2.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.31
|
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.82
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€6.08
|
$5.19
PEN19.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€47.17
|
$17.61
PEN65.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,852.49
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,443.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.50
|
$16.04
PEN59.75
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.78
|
$28.54
PEN106.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€805.08
|
$324.84
PEN1,210.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€680.08
|
$239.27
PEN891.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€266.22
|
$37.17
PEN138.45
|
|
pay 66.1% less for childcare
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€421.12
|
$170.53
PEN635.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,677.23
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,174.65
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.48
|
$2.47
PEN9.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.50
|
$2.84
PEN10.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.33
|
$5.40
PEN20.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€44.29
|
$32.14
PEN119.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€12.14
|
$5.04
PEN18.76
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
Austria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€82.13
|
$42.67
PEN158.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€42.36
|
$26.03
PEN96.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€85.07
|
$66.63
PEN248.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€114.58
|
$62.87
PEN234.17
|
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