Cost of living comparison
Peru is 19.4% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Peru instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
Damascus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$2.98
PEN11.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
Damascus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$2.03
PEN7.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$2.13
PEN7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
Damascus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$16.55
PEN61.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,432.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$11.94
PEN44.68
|
|
pay 10.3% more for housing
Damascus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$29.53
PEN110.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$277.70
PEN1,039.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$204.62
PEN765.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$39.33
PEN147.23
|
|
pay 51.6% more for childcare
Damascus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$162.20
PEN607.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,163.45
|
|
pay 84.7% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$1.83
PEN6.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$4.57
PEN17.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$31.17
PEN116.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$4.59
PEN17.17
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Damascus
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$40.11
PEN150.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$22.91
PEN85.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$67.62
PEN253.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$59.99
PEN224.56
|
|
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