Cost of living comparison
Peru is 41.1% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Peru instead of Chad, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,025
|
$2.98
PEN10.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$5.00
PEN18.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA557
|
$0.76
PEN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.30
PEN4.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.56
PEN9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,120
|
$4.32
PEN15.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
$2.03
PEN7.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.13
PEN7.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,493
|
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA436
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA383
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA413
|
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA276
|
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
|
pay 85.7% more for transportation
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
$5.30
PEN19.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.55
PEN60.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,872,723
|
$20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.94
PEN43.84
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,252
|
$29.53
PEN108.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA705,708
|
$277.70
PEN1,019.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
$204.62
PEN751.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA116,144
|
$39.33
PEN144.46
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,732
|
$162.20
PEN595.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,012,538
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA810
|
$1.83
PEN6.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,097
|
$2.60
PEN9.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$4.57
PEN16.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
$31.17
PEN114.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,038
|
$4.59
PEN16.84
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,251
|
$40.11
PEN147.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA55,690
|
$22.91
PEN84.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA27,845
|
$67.62
PEN248.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
$59.99
PEN220.34
|
|
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