Cost of living comparison
Peru is 3.0% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Peru instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
|
pay 45.7% more for housing
Caracas
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
|
pay 53.3% more for childcare
Caracas
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Caracas
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
|
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