Cost of living comparison
Peru is 5.2% cheaper than Cape Town.
If you lived in Peru instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 16.3% less for restaurants
Cape Town
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.75
ZAR158.23
|
$3.27
PEN12.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
ZAR88.51
|
$5.37
PEN19.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.86
|
$1.03
PEN3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZAR12.92
|
$0.55
PEN2.04
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Cape Town
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
ZAR18.53
|
$1.88
PEN6.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.89
ZAR70.37
|
$3.14
PEN11.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ZAR69.54
|
$4.68
PEN17.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ZAR41.75
|
$2.49
PEN9.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
ZAR39.88
|
$2.54
PEN9.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.31
|
$0.65
PEN2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.19
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZAR12.09
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.30
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.02
|
$0.43
PEN1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.06
|
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
Cape Town
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZAR87.70
|
$5.37
PEN19.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.04
ZAR741.69
|
$17.78
PEN66.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,149.80
ZAR346,121.19
|
$20,101.60
PEN74,676.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
ZAR158.23
|
$15.41
PEN57.26
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Cape Town
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.38
ZAR747.84
|
$29.39
PEN109.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$692.77
ZAR12,521.44
|
$337.81
PEN1,254.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.96
ZAR8,331.63
|
$246.39
PEN915.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.49
ZAR1,310.20
|
$43.26
PEN160.71
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
Cape Town
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.50
ZAR3,352.81
|
$193.88
PEN720.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.59
ZAR74,314.51
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,763.56
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cape Town
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.46
ZAR44.50
|
$2.06
PEN7.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
ZAR37.15
|
$2.73
PEN10.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR52.41
|
$5.11
PEN18.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.35
ZAR675.07
|
$32.12
PEN119.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
ZAR118.67
|
$4.85
PEN18.02
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Cape Town
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.55
ZAR859.39
|
$45.11
PEN167.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
ZAR503.54
|
$23.43
PEN87.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.85
ZAR1,623.96
|
$70.13
PEN260.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.45
ZAR1,363.72
|
$71.17
PEN264.39
|
|
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