Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 33.9% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Peru, you would:
pay 44.8% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.98
|
$7.08
AMD2,800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.44
|
$6.44
AMD2,545
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
$0.91
AMD358
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.43
AMD171
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.77
|
$0.56
AMD221
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.42
|
$3.69
AMD1,459
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.92
|
$4.75
AMD1,880
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
$2.02
AMD798
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.84
|
$2.73
AMD1,079
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
$0.56
AMD222
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$0.82
AMD324
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
$0.73
AMD287
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$0.71
AMD283
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
$0.34
AMD134
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.30
AMD118
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
|
Peru
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.54
|
$4.44
AMD1,757
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN60.95
|
$10.75
AMD4,250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN75,211.74
|
$25,749.24
AMD10,181,473
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN43.97
|
$3.35
AMD1,324
|
|
pay 86.8% more for housing
|
Peru
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.76
|
$17.61
AMD6,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,022.95
|
$662.62
AMD262,006
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN753.75
|
$469.53
AMD185,658
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN144.88
|
$86.35
AMD34,145
|
|
pay 39.9% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN597.50
|
$180.96
AMD71,553
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,873.33
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,229,628
|
|
pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
$1.36
AMD540
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.57
|
$2.40
AMD951
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.84
|
$1.92
AMD759
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.81
|
$51.24
AMD20,261
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.89
|
$5.15
AMD2,036
|
|
pay 73.0% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.73
|
$68.02
AMD26,894
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.40
|
$52.72
AMD20,848
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN249.07
|
$98.40
AMD38,907
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN220.98
|
$88.10
AMD34,835
|
|
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