Cost of living comparison
Peru is 56.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Peru instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.54
€16.24
|
$2.61
PEN10.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.87
€11.65
|
$5.18
PEN20.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
€2.87
|
$0.83
PEN3.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.61
|
$0.49
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 57.3% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.47
|
$1.45
PEN5.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
€7.51
|
$2.20
PEN8.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
€5.14
|
$4.64
PEN17.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.47
|
$1.50
PEN5.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
€5.17
|
$1.70
PEN6.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.16
|
$0.57
PEN2.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$0.37
PEN1.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.29
|
$0.46
PEN1.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.40
|
$0.38
PEN1.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.89
|
$0.30
PEN1.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.95
|
$0.32
PEN1.22
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€5.06
|
$4.09
PEN15.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.82
€36.14
|
$18.20
PEN70.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,510.69
€25,043.00
|
$15,958.89
PEN61,657.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.00
€23.56
|
$11.83
PEN45.69
|
|
pay 64.5% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Peru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.59
€48.68
|
$35.83
PEN138.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,573.92
€1,545.07
|
$343.66
PEN1,327.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,417.18
€1,391.20
|
$237.19
PEN916.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€143.32
|
$45.65
PEN176.38
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$894.55
€878.15
|
$131.80
PEN509.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.85
€10,467.37
|
$4,020.10
PEN15,531.82
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.77
€4.68
|
$1.71
PEN6.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
€3.20
|
$2.39
PEN9.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.68
€5.58
|
$4.14
PEN16.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.27
€64.08
|
$36.36
PEN140.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€12.35
|
$4.71
PEN18.19
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.06
€81.54
|
$40.03
PEN154.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.88
€44.06
|
$28.91
PEN111.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.23
€88.57
|
$68.36
PEN264.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.54
€131.09
|
$65.84
PEN254.36
|
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