Cost of living comparison
Peru is 2.3 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Peru instead of India, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
India
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹208.77
|
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹331.39
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹33.00
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.36
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 99.7% more for groceries
India
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.95
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹214.97
|
$3.14
PEN11.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹214.85
|
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.85
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹114.26
|
$2.54
PEN9.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.87
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.23
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.55
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.25
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.36
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.50
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
India
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹393.92
|
$5.37
PEN20.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹844.06
|
$17.78
PEN67.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,124,245.10
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,752.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹249.75
|
$15.41
PEN58.08
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
India
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹644.15
|
$29.39
PEN110.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,446.13
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,479.32
|
$246.39
PEN928.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,416.98
|
$43.26
PEN163.03
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
India
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,915.60
|
$193.88
PEN730.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹138,262.82
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,062.98
|
|
pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹154.59
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹134.04
|
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹305.48
|
$5.11
PEN19.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,351.91
|
$32.12
PEN121.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹284.03
|
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
|
pay 72.3% more for clothing
India
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,977.98
|
$45.11
PEN169.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,079.19
|
$23.43
PEN88.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,448.70
|
$70.13
PEN264.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,582.00
|
$71.17
PEN268.20
|
|
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