Cost of living comparison
Peru is 40.6% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Peru instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.82
|
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€8.01
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.43
|
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.98
|
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.26
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.29
|
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.36
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.72
|
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,615.44
|
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.51
|
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.81
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€862.24
|
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€689.19
|
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€127.48
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
|
pay 37.8% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€396.30
|
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,614.73
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.08
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.83
|
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.60
|
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
|
pay 44.0% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.48
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.81
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€117.45
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.91
|
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
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