Cost of living comparison
Peru is 35.0% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 46.2% less in Peru
- Groceries
-
pay 25.7% less in Peru
- Transportation
-
pay 24.7% less in Peru
- Housing
-
pay 42.2% less in Peru
- Childcare
-
pay 47.2% less in Peru
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.0% less in Peru
- Clothing
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pay 33.2% less in Peru
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Peru.
If you lived in Peru instead of Greece, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.71
|
$3.74
PEN13.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.09
|
$5.76
PEN21.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.84
|
$0.93
PEN3.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.47
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.18
|
$2.12
PEN7.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.60
|
$3.22
PEN11.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.33
|
$4.63
PEN16.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.58
|
$2.67
PEN9.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.76
|
$2.40
PEN8.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.71
PEN2.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$0.44
PEN1.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.46
|
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.71
|
$5.19
PEN18.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€35.72
|
$17.61
PEN64.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€25,169.39
|
$20,522.48
PEN74,948.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.28
|
$16.04
PEN58.58
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€29.17
|
$28.54
PEN104.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€466.08
|
$324.84
PEN1,186.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€348.61
|
$239.27
PEN873.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€156.15
|
$37.17
PEN135.74
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€367.20
|
$170.53
PEN622.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,628.73
|
$4,073.87
PEN14,877.78
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.91
|
$2.47
PEN9.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.10
|
$2.84
PEN10.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.40
|
$5.40
PEN19.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€43.31
|
$32.14
PEN117.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.84
|
$5.04
PEN18.39
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€74.34
|
$42.67
PEN155.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.62
|
$26.03
PEN95.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€73.91
|
$66.63
PEN243.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€83.04
|
$62.87
PEN229.59
|
|
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