Cost of living comparison
Peru is 38.6% cheaper than Malmo.
If you lived in Peru instead of Malmo, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
Malmo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.13
SEK120.90
|
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.13
SEK120.90
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
SEK25.00
|
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
SEK19.04
|
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Malmo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.69
SEK29.26
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.84
SEK63.47
|
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
SEK66.71
|
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
SEK43.99
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
SEK54.94
|
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
SEK14.89
|
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
SEK13.76
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
SEK13.64
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
SEK23.10
|
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
SEK7.45
|
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SEK7.99
|
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
Malmo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
SEK75.94
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.87
SEK628.68
|
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.67
SEK268.00
|
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
Malmo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.76
SEK366.73
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.68
SEK9,556.72
|
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$686.25
SEK7,455.39
|
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.01
SEK956.17
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
|
pay 9.6% more for childcare
Malmo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.55
SEK1,516.09
|
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,955.39
SEK75,562.53
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
Malmo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.42
SEK80.60
|
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
SEK46.60
|
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.49
SEK70.53
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.67
SEK398.34
|
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.07
SEK163.72
|
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
Malmo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.39
SEK992.82
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.41
SEK428.19
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.58
SEK994.91
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.42
SEK1,525.50
|
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
|
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