Cost of living comparison
Peru is 49.4% cheaper than Birmingham.
If you lived in Peru instead of Birmingham, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Birmingham
|
Peru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$3.27
PEN12.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.45
£6.65
|
$5.37
PEN19.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
£1.59
|
$1.03
PEN3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
£1.20
|
$0.55
PEN2.04
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
Birmingham
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
£1.23
|
$1.88
PEN6.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
£3.07
|
$3.14
PEN11.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
£4.66
|
$4.68
PEN17.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
£2.69
|
$2.49
PEN9.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
£2.55
|
$2.54
PEN9.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
£0.88
|
$0.65
PEN2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.61
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
£0.69
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.80
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
£0.54
|
$0.43
PEN1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.49
|
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Birmingham
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
£5.88
|
$5.37
PEN19.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
£59.56
|
$17.78
PEN66.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
$20,101.60
PEN74,676.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.61
£13.86
|
$15.41
PEN57.26
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
Birmingham
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.18
£28.47
|
$29.39
PEN109.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.18
£959.60
|
$337.81
PEN1,254.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$966.93
£761.07
|
$246.39
PEN915.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.82
£181.67
|
$43.26
PEN160.71
|
|
pay 78.6% less for childcare
Birmingham
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.74
£1,181.22
|
$193.88
PEN720.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,708.05
£14,724.96
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,763.56
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
Birmingham
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.47
|
$2.06
PEN7.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
£3.21
|
$2.73
PEN10.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.66
£13.90
|
$5.11
PEN18.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.73
£27.34
|
$32.12
PEN119.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
£10.42
|
$4.85
PEN18.02
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Birmingham
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.98
£59.80
|
$45.11
PEN167.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.63
£26.47
|
$23.43
PEN87.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.80
£73.83
|
$70.13
PEN260.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.44
£71.97
|
$71.17
PEN264.39
|
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