Cost of living comparison
Peru is 50.0% cheaper than Glasgow.
If you lived in Peru instead of Glasgow, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
Glasgow
|
Peru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.85
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
Glasgow
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
£1.07
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.19
£3.34
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
£3.69
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
£2.15
|
$2.03
PEN7.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
£2.74
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
£0.80
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.81
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
£0.37
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
£0.39
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
Glasgow
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.58
£6.04
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.73
£72.30
|
$16.55
PEN61.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,810.41
£23,757.10
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,007.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.97
£14.32
|
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Glasgow
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.43
£29.04
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$977.27
£778.82
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$789.54
£629.22
|
$204.62
PEN761.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.28
£165.99
|
$39.33
PEN146.41
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
Glasgow
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$967.46
£771.01
|
$162.20
PEN603.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,128.89
£11,259.88
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,062.46
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
Glasgow
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
£3.96
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.84
£12.62
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.99
£27.89
|
$31.17
PEN116.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.42
£9.90
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
Glasgow
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.11
£70.22
|
$40.11
PEN149.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.62
£27.59
|
$22.91
PEN85.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.95
£69.29
|
$67.62
PEN251.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.12
£64.65
|
$59.99
PEN223.32
|
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