Cost of living comparison
Peru is 52.6% cheaper than Dusseldorf.
If you lived in Peru instead of Dusseldorf, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
Dusseldorf
|
Peru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$3.27
PEN12.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.45
€9.60
|
$5.37
PEN19.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.70
|
$1.03
PEN3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
€2.47
|
$0.55
PEN2.04
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
Dusseldorf
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
€2.08
|
$1.88
PEN6.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.53
€6.92
|
$3.14
PEN11.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.37
€4.02
|
$4.68
PEN17.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.45
|
$2.49
PEN9.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.27
€6.68
|
$2.54
PEN9.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.65
PEN2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.43
PEN1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
Dusseldorf
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.18
€6.60
|
$5.37
PEN19.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$17.78
PEN66.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,585.15
€27,193.19
|
$20,101.60
PEN74,676.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
€27.16
|
$15.41
PEN57.26
|
|
pay 63.7% less for housing
Dusseldorf
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.37
€41.71
|
$29.39
PEN109.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$974.88
€896.06
|
$337.81
PEN1,254.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$862.84
€793.08
|
$246.39
PEN915.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.00
€232.54
|
$43.26
PEN160.71
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
Dusseldorf
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$571.46
€525.25
|
$193.88
PEN720.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,933.07
€20,159.78
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,763.56
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dusseldorf
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$2.06
PEN7.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$2.73
PEN10.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
$5.11
PEN18.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.94
€38.55
|
$32.12
PEN119.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.06
€12.01
|
$4.85
PEN18.02
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Dusseldorf
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.55
€89.66
|
$45.11
PEN167.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
€33.64
|
$23.43
PEN87.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.76
€80.66
|
$70.13
PEN260.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.97
€105.68
|
$71.17
PEN264.39
|
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