Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Peru

Peru vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Peru is 22.2% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% less in Peru
Groceries: pay 4.2% more in Peru
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Peru
Housing: pay 49.4% less in Peru
Childcare: pay 51.0% less in Peru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.9% more in Peru
Clothing: pay 25.2% less in Peru

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Peru are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Peru.

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Peru vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Peru instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 4.8% less for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Peru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$3.46 PEN11.93	-13.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$6.26 PEN21.58	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$0.98 PEN3.38	+62.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$0.54 PEN1.85	-18.1%
Average			-4.8%

Ethiopia vs. Peru - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.2% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Peru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$1.93 PEN6.64	+61.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$3.69 PEN12.73
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$5.12 PEN17.65	+25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$2.91 PEN10.04	+64.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$2.62 PEN9.03	-42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$0.86 PEN2.97	-64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.48 PEN1.66	+62.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.54 PEN1.85	-45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$0.51 PEN1.75	+64.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.42 PEN1.44	+90.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.41 PEN1.41	-15.9%
Average			+4.2%

Ethiopia vs. Peru - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Peru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$5.81 PEN20.01	+64.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$21.42 PEN73.79	+1.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$20,430.71 PEN70,380.21	-62.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$19.50 PEN67.18	+453.3%
Average			+5.4%

Ethiopia vs. Peru - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.4% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Peru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$29.21 PEN100.61	-86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$433.10 PEN1,491.96	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$248.75 PEN856.90	-37.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$40.94 PEN141.03	-73.9%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 51.0% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Peru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$132.64 PEN456.92	-2.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$7,456.55 PEN25,686.50	-75.3%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Peru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$2.33 PEN8.04	+191.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$3.02 PEN10.42	+229.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$5.55 PEN19.12	-30.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$31.34 PEN107.96	-29.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$5.06 PEN17.43	+34.9%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Peru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$46.89 PEN161.52	+41.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$25.32 PEN87.21	-64.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$65.41 PEN225.33	-16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$61.54 PEN212.00	-25.6%
Average			-25.2%

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