Cost of living comparison
Peru is 33.1% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Peru instead of Greece, you would:
pay 44.7% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.53
|
$3.27
PEN12.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.24
|
$5.37
PEN20.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.80
|
$1.03
PEN3.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
$1.88
PEN7.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.96
|
$3.14
PEN11.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.54
|
$4.68
PEN17.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.74
|
$2.49
PEN9.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.90
|
$2.54
PEN9.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.13
|
$5.37
PEN20.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.68
|
$17.78
PEN66.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,396.73
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,473.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.38
|
$15.41
PEN57.87
|
|
pay 39.7% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€28.99
|
$29.39
PEN110.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€483.52
|
$337.81
PEN1,268.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€371.36
|
$246.39
PEN925.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€162.97
|
$43.26
PEN162.42
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€320.52
|
$193.88
PEN727.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,084.47
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,985.29
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.86
|
$2.06
PEN7.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.21
|
$2.73
PEN10.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.55
|
$5.11
PEN19.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.52
|
$32.12
PEN120.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.16
|
$4.85
PEN18.21
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€76.58
|
$45.11
PEN169.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.58
|
$23.43
PEN87.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.30
|
$70.13
PEN263.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.02
|
$71.17
PEN267.21
|
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