Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 11.0% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Peru, you would:
pay 65.6% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$6.95
$6,050.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$4.91
$4,276.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$1.18
$1,023.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.81
$707.95
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Peru
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$1.16
$1,007.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$3.30
$2,871.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$3.02
$2,625.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
$1.48
$1,287.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$1.86
$1,620.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$0.70
$611.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.61
$528.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.48
$415.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.61
$534.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.31
$273.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.37
$323.42
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
Peru
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$3.41
$2,965.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
$19.26
$16,758.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
$24,101.65
$20,971,003.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$8.86
$7,705.07
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
Peru
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$21.98
$19,121.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
$237.02
$206,232.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
$180.77
$157,289.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
$38.32
$33,339.09
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
Peru
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
$116.37
$101,252.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
$4,756.21
$4,138,407.35
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$1.80
$1,566.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$1.63
$1,421.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$1.91
$1,662.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
$22.57
$19,638.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$4.09
$3,557.98
|
|
pay 69.8% more for clothing
Peru
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
$59.01
$51,347.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
$50.10
$43,592.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
$112.10
$97,536.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
$88.63
$77,113.99
|
|
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