Cost of living comparison
Peru is 68.2% cheaper than Geneva.
If you lived in Peru instead of Geneva, you would:
pay 80.2% less for restaurants
Geneva
|
Peru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.62
CHF25.04
|
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.75
CHF4.31
|
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.12
CHF3.74
|
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
|
pay 62.6% less for groceries
Geneva
|
Peru
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.71
CHF3.37
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.06
CHF10.93
|
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.23
|
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.06
CHF6.40
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.86
CHF11.65
|
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
CHF0.95
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.19
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
CHF2.47
|
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF1.01
|
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.98
|
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
|
pay 52.9% less for transportation
Geneva
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CHF7.40
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.35
CHF70.12
|
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.92
CHF31.65
|
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
Geneva
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.85
CHF49.72
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,286.57
CHF2,072.77
|
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,932.73
CHF1,752.02
|
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$177.85
CHF161.22
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
|
pay 87.9% less for childcare
Geneva
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,430.53
CHF3,109.78
|
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,411.36
CHF27,567.90
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
Geneva
|
Peru
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF7.01
|
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.28
CHF4.79
|
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.39
CHF8.51
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
CHF73.71
|
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
|
pay 58.8% less for clothing
Geneva
|
Peru
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$109.76
CHF99.50
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.72
CHF60.48
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.68
CHF119.36
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.48
CHF181.73
|
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
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