Cost of living comparison
Peru is 48.1% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Peru instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 69.7% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Peru
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.46
|
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.74
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.16
|
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.81
|
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,891.49
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.01
|
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.45
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€994.11
|
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€786.13
|
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.39
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
|
pay 40.6% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.81
|
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,987.28
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.97
|
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.83
|
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.88
|
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
|
pay 39.7% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.67
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.07
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.48
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.95
|
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
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