Cost of living comparison
Peru is 54.4% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Peru instead of Israel, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪65.16
|
$2.98
PEN10.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪52.41
|
$5.00
PEN18.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.09
|
$0.76
PEN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪6.96
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
Israel
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.81
|
$1.30
PEN4.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.04
|
$2.56
PEN9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.11
|
$4.32
PEN15.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.36
|
$2.03
PEN7.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.05
|
$2.13
PEN7.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪4.90
|
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.68
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.84
|
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.93
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.09
|
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪1.97
|
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Israel
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪26.53
|
$5.30
PEN19.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪206.97
|
$16.55
PEN60.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪139,319.87
|
$20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪58.28
|
$11.94
PEN43.84
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
Israel
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪99.93
|
$29.53
PEN108.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,414.25
|
$277.70
PEN1,019.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,845.00
|
$204.62
PEN751.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪635.44
|
$39.33
PEN144.46
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Israel
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪2,981.55
|
$162.20
PEN595.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,115.39
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪28.51
|
$1.83
PEN6.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.67
|
$2.60
PEN9.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪35.64
|
$4.57
PEN16.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪231.98
|
$31.17
PEN114.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪42.32
|
$4.59
PEN16.84
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
Israel
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪313.60
|
$40.11
PEN147.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪194.78
|
$22.91
PEN84.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪399.23
|
$67.62
PEN248.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪453.01
|
$59.99
PEN220.34
|
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