Cost of living comparison
Peru is 2.5 times more expensive than Kolkata.
If you lived in Peru instead of Kolkata, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Kolkata
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹199.93
|
$3.27
PEN12.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
₹399.86
|
$5.37
PEN20.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₹29.61
|
$1.03
PEN3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.21
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 99.5% more for groceries
Kolkata
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₹32.45
|
$1.88
PEN7.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
₹241.60
|
$3.14
PEN11.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
₹210.50
|
$4.68
PEN17.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.97
₹80.67
|
$2.49
PEN9.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
₹112.94
|
$2.54
PEN9.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
₹84.83
|
$0.65
PEN2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.21
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₹56.50
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.37
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹11.01
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.70
|
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Kolkata
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
₹398.31
|
$5.37
PEN20.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.99
₹249.91
|
$17.78
PEN66.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,771.77
₹1,399,786.13
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,348.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
₹259.91
|
$15.41
PEN57.77
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Kolkata
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.02
₹586.21
|
$29.39
PEN110.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$154.85
₹12,924.10
|
$337.81
PEN1,266.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.41
₹7,211.79
|
$246.39
PEN923.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.34
₹2,198.00
|
$43.26
PEN162.16
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Kolkata
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$46.91
₹3,915.26
|
$193.88
PEN726.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,612.97
₹134,620.13
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,950.51
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kolkata
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹149.95
|
$2.06
PEN7.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
₹139.33
|
$2.73
PEN10.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
₹339.88
|
$5.11
PEN19.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.95
₹1,498.28
|
$32.12
PEN120.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
₹299.90
|
$4.85
PEN18.18
|
|
pay 77.2% more for clothing
Kolkata
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.13
₹2,013.55
|
$45.11
PEN169.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.27
₹2,025.97
|
$23.43
PEN87.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.47
₹3,127.01
|
$70.13
PEN262.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.87
₹2,492.86
|
$71.17
PEN266.77
|
|
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