Cost of living comparison
Peru is 43.9% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Peru instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 21.5% more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES397.25
|
$3.27
PEN12.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES744.67
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES77.90
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.38
|
$0.55
PEN2.08
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.90
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES552.30
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES369.17
|
$4.68
PEN17.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES209.19
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES298.93
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.35
|
$0.65
PEN2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.56
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.76
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.02
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.64
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.88
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES727.43
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,333.54
|
$17.78
PEN67.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,190,963.88
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,809.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,147.50
|
$15.41
PEN58.13
|
|
pay 73.0% more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,060.21
|
$29.39
PEN110.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,822.34
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,561.05
|
$246.39
PEN929.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,584.21
|
$43.26
PEN163.15
|
|
pay 25.5% more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,567.67
|
$193.88
PEN731.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES798,397.30
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,078.71
|
|
pay 23.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES250.78
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES274.00
|
$2.73
PEN10.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES343.54
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,899.23
|
$32.12
PEN121.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES745.03
|
$4.85
PEN18.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,722.48
|
$45.11
PEN170.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,651.75
|
$23.43
PEN88.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,877.88
|
$70.13
PEN264.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,070.39
|
$71.17
PEN268.40
|
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