Cost of living comparison
Peru is 23.7% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Peru instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Peru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.36
|
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.51
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.93
|
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.92
|
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.80
|
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.71
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.87
|
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.77
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€33.29
|
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,635.69
|
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.47
|
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.85
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€563.69
|
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€424.78
|
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€90.93
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€296.45
|
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€7,056.63
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.55
|
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.95
|
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.39
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€37.32
|
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.28
|
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€67.13
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.52
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€89.67
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€111.80
|
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
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