Cost of living comparison
Peru is 19.2% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 38.2% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,509
|
$2.98
PEN10.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp56,577
|
$5.00
PEN18.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,245
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,091
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Indonesia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,156
|
$1.30
PEN4.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp59,581
|
$2.56
PEN9.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,276
|
$4.32
PEN15.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,255
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,039
|
$2.13
PEN7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp18,962
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,265
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp11,982
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,774
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,690
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,855
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 68.7% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp49,826
|
$5.30
PEN19.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp191,571
|
$16.55
PEN60.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp424,895,399
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,211.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,117
|
$11.94
PEN43.97
|
|
pay 4.7% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp541,801
|
$29.53
PEN108.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp3,988,814
|
$277.70
PEN1,022.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,627,425
|
$204.62
PEN753.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp679,469
|
$39.33
PEN144.88
|
|
pay 11.8% more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,719,753
|
$162.20
PEN597.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp109,318,609
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,873.33
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,632
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,607
|
$2.60
PEN9.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,405
|
$4.57
PEN16.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp455,243
|
$31.17
PEN114.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,038
|
$4.59
PEN16.89
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp662,465
|
$40.11
PEN147.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp489,190
|
$22.91
PEN84.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,080,021
|
$67.62
PEN249.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,007,131
|
$59.99
PEN220.98
|
|
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