Cost of living comparison
Peru is 46.2% cheaper than Bielefeld.
If you lived in Peru instead of Bielefeld, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
Bielefeld
|
Peru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Bielefeld
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.91
|
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.86
|
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
€3.39
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.94
€7.37
|
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
|
pay 39.7% less for transportation
Bielefeld
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.09
€6.58
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€49.23
|
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,308.87
|
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.26
€22.51
|
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Bielefeld
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.93
€48.18
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$487.34
€452.13
|
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$487.34
€452.13
|
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.45
€230.50
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
Bielefeld
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$471.10
€437.06
|
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,746.88
€9,042.67
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bielefeld
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.14
|
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.24
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.62
€47.89
|
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
|
pay 31.6% less for clothing
Bielefeld
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.34
€72.68
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€28.47
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.05
€85.40
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.91
€103.82
|
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
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