Cost of living comparison
Peru is 7.7% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB835.01
|
$3.27
PEN12.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB730.63
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB95.54
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB62.46
|
$0.55
PEN2.08
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB127.48
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB534.16
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB666.04
|
$4.68
PEN17.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB301.80
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB722.61
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB345.50
|
$0.65
PEN2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB57.17
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB128.34
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB45.14
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB33.41
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB89.12
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 92.4% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB544.47
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,171.77
|
$17.78
PEN67.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB2,988,009.80
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,809.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB454.48
|
$15.41
PEN58.13
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB17,864.74
|
$29.39
PEN110.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB72,811.89
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB41,651.05
|
$246.39
PEN929.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB14,628.15
|
$43.26
PEN163.15
|
|
pay 22.8% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB9,753.93
|
$193.88
PEN731.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,146,016.88
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,078.71
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB117.18
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB129.58
|
$2.73
PEN10.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB468.71
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,464.69
|
$32.12
PEN121.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB585.88
|
$4.85
PEN18.29
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,700.09
|
$45.11
PEN170.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,718.63
|
$23.43
PEN88.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB10,832.35
|
$70.13
PEN264.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,522.39
|
$71.17
PEN268.40
|
|
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