Cost of living comparison
Peru is 37.6% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Peru instead of Greece, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.68
|
$2.98
PEN11.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.44
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.17
|
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
$2.03
PEN7.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.34
|
$2.13
PEN7.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.09
|
$5.30
PEN19.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€36.97
|
$16.55
PEN61.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,353.58
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,404.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€11.97
|
$11.94
PEN44.66
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.00
|
$29.53
PEN110.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€394.27
|
$277.70
PEN1,039.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€329.36
|
$204.62
PEN765.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€158.05
|
$39.33
PEN147.17
|
|
pay 40.1% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€313.32
|
$162.20
PEN606.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,177.39
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,156.68
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.75
|
$1.83
PEN6.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.70
|
$4.57
PEN17.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.54
|
$31.17
PEN116.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.13
|
$4.59
PEN17.16
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.14
|
$40.11
PEN150.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.45
|
$22.91
PEN85.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€71.48
|
$67.62
PEN253.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€91.12
|
$59.99
PEN224.48
|
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