Cost of living comparison
Peru is 69.5% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Peru instead of Bern, you would:
pay 82.8% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Peru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.17
|
$2.98
PEN11.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.10
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.13
|
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.80
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 66.9% less for groceries
Bern
|
Peru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.78
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.86
|
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.14
|
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.68
|
$2.03
PEN7.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.80
|
$2.13
PEN7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.62
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 57.1% less for transportation
Bern
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.36
|
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.54
|
$16.55
PEN61.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,205.00
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,432.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.89
|
$11.94
PEN44.68
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
Bern
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.66
|
$29.53
PEN110.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,226.51
|
$277.70
PEN1,039.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF917.77
|
$204.62
PEN765.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF212.33
|
$39.33
PEN147.23
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Bern
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,147.91
|
$162.20
PEN607.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,429.37
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,163.45
|
|
pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.29
|
$1.83
PEN6.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.75
|
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.06
|
$4.57
PEN17.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.79
|
$31.17
PEN116.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.14
|
$4.59
PEN17.17
|
|
pay 58.0% less for clothing
Bern
|
Peru
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF106.16
|
$40.11
PEN150.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.31
|
$22.91
PEN85.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF123.34
|
$67.62
PEN253.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF145.27
|
$59.99
PEN224.56
|
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