Cost of living comparison
Peru is 67.5% cheaper than Lucerne.
If you lived in Peru instead of Lucerne, you would:
pay 78.3% less for restaurants
Lucerne
|
Peru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.39
CHF27.84
|
$3.27
PEN12.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.47
CHF14.17
|
$5.37
PEN20.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.10
CHF3.76
|
$1.03
PEN3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.41
CHF3.12
|
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
|
pay 61.7% less for groceries
Lucerne
|
Peru
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
CHF3.25
|
$1.88
PEN7.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.61
CHF12.46
|
$3.14
PEN11.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
CHF6.90
|
$4.68
PEN17.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.93
CHF6.35
|
$2.49
PEN9.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$14.26
CHF13.06
|
$2.54
PEN9.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.35
|
$0.65
PEN2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
CHF0.91
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF1.01
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
CHF2.39
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CHF0.89
|
$0.43
PEN1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.94
|
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
|
pay 54.6% less for transportation
Lucerne
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.72
CHF7.07
|
$5.37
PEN20.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.85
CHF80.48
|
$17.78
PEN66.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF33,205.38
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,061.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.21
CHF38.67
|
$15.41
PEN57.55
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
Lucerne
|
Peru
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
CHF47.72
|
$29.39
PEN109.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.36
CHF1,498.29
|
$337.81
PEN1,261.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,565.38
CHF1,434.18
|
$246.39
PEN920.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.20
CHF170.59
|
$43.26
PEN161.54
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Lucerne
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,166.86
CHF1,985.24
|
$193.88
PEN723.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,305.79
CHF35,095.12
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,870.68
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lucerne
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF7.09
|
$2.06
PEN7.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.52
CHF5.06
|
$2.73
PEN10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.11
|
$5.11
PEN19.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.50
CHF76.51
|
$32.12
PEN119.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.89
CHF18.22
|
$4.85
PEN18.11
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
Lucerne
|
Peru
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.83
CHF118.95
|
$45.11
PEN168.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.98
CHF64.12
|
$23.43
PEN87.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.22
CHF120.22
|
$70.13
PEN261.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.28
CHF124.86
|
$71.17
PEN265.75
|
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