Cost of living comparison
Peru is 85.7% more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Peru instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Eritrea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
|
pay 46.1% more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
|
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