Cost of living comparison
Peru is 86.6% more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Peru instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 82.5% more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹349.61
|
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹349.61
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.10
|
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.07
|
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
|
pay 80.7% more for groceries
Delhi
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹43.78
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹199.89
|
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹238.99
|
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹93.61
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹134.89
|
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.58
|
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.37
|
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.16
|
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.47
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.10
|
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.81
|
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹374.44
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹998.89
|
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,198,664.94
|
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹209.77
|
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
|
pay 85.2% more for housing
Delhi
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹685.11
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,476.18
|
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,262.94
|
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,251.24
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,697.78
|
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹165,615.54
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
|
pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹149.83
|
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹173.08
|
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹349.61
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,919.45
|
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹399.55
|
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
|
pay 35.3% more for clothing
Delhi
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,616.48
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,074.33
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,134.59
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,081.65
|
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
|
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