Cost of living comparison
Peru is 49.3% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Peru instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.54
|
$3.27
PEN12.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.39
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.52
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.18
|
$0.55
PEN2.08
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.00
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€5.99
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€3.92
|
$4.68
PEN17.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.85
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.31
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.99
|
$0.65
PEN2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.03
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.08
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.61
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.37
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€45.69
|
$17.78
PEN67.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,137.78
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,809.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.24
|
$15.41
PEN58.13
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€45.55
|
$29.39
PEN110.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€728.33
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€619.96
|
$246.39
PEN929.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€151.93
|
$43.26
PEN163.15
|
|
pay 66.0% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€530.20
|
$193.88
PEN731.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,403.41
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,078.71
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.85
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.10
|
$2.73
PEN10.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.65
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.31
|
$32.12
PEN121.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€10.79
|
$4.85
PEN18.29
|
|
pay 39.9% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€83.79
|
$45.11
PEN170.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€37.26
|
$23.43
PEN88.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€78.46
|
$70.13
PEN264.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€117.29
|
$71.17
PEN268.40
|
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