Cost of living comparison
Peru is 45.4% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Peru instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.76
|
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.17
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.99
|
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
|
pay 53.7% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.16
|
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.17
|
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.75
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.11
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.50
|
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,911.46
|
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.07
|
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
|
pay 72.7% more for housing
Belarus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.09
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN802.49
|
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN517.13
|
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.44
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
|
pay 18.7% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,148.50
|
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,061.62
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
|
pay 93.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.25
|
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.61
|
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.96
|
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.32
|
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.79
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.13
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN260.05
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN269.15
|
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Peru or Belarus. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.