Cost of living comparison
Peru is 5.5% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Peru instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$2,450.17
|
$2.98
PEN11.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$5.00
PEN18.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$360.08
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$314.06
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$469.67
|
$1.30
PEN4.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$1,229.94
|
$2.56
PEN9.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$1,103.98
|
$4.32
PEN16.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$510.44
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$617.38
|
$2.13
PEN7.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$230.97
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$198.35
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$108.49
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$235.36
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$104.34
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$117.04
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 78.6% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$1,230.92
|
$5.30
PEN19.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$2,380.17
|
$16.55
PEN61.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$8,750,625.00
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,107.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$11.94
PEN44.49
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$8,215.93
|
$29.53
PEN110.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$109,669.99
|
$277.70
PEN1,035.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$78,971.03
|
$204.62
PEN762.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$12,936.51
|
$39.33
PEN146.60
|
|
pay 13.8% less for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$65,594.68
|
$162.20
PEN604.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$1,978,974.32
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,086.22
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$700.05
|
$1.83
PEN6.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$601.10
|
$2.60
PEN9.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$700.05
|
$4.57
PEN17.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$7,725.33
|
$31.17
PEN116.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$4.59
PEN17.09
|
|
pay 44.1% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$23,488.75
|
$40.11
PEN149.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$20,138.17
|
$22.91
PEN85.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$37,453.84
|
$67.62
PEN252.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$34,548.08
|
$59.99
PEN223.61
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Peru or Buenos Aires. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.