Cost of living comparison
Peru is 3.8 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Peru instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs273
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs742
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs595
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs475
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs708
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,531
|
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,844,658
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs501
|
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,879
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,096
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,059
|
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,082
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,388
|
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs168,831
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,113
|
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs704
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,924
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,787
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,377
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,241
|
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
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