Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 28.1% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 9.6% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 43.5% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 78.9% more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% less in Armenia
Clothing: pay 40.9% more in Armenia

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, and transportation in Armenia are more expensive than in Peru. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Armenia. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Armenia.

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Armenia vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Armenia instead of Peru, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Peru	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 PEN11.93	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	+255.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.26 PEN21.58	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	+56.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 PEN3.38	$1.04 AMD376.48	+6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$0.56 AMD202.54	+3.9%
Average			+109.1%

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pay 9.6% less for groceries

	Peru	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 PEN6.64	$0.62 AMD223.68	-67.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.69 PEN12.73	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	-4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 PEN17.65	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	+16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.04	$2.39 AMD865.30	-18.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 PEN9.03	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	+55.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 PEN2.97	$0.49 AMD176.88	-43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.66	$0.71 AMD256.60	+46.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$0.62 AMD225.88	+16.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.75	$0.86 AMD313.09	+70.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.29 AMD105.30	-30.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.41	$0.26 AMD95.09	-36.0%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Peru	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 PEN20.01	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	+5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.42 PEN73.79	$24.57 AMD8,896.93	+14.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,430.71 PEN70,380.21	$35,049.44 AMD13M	+71.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 PEN67.18	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	-67.9%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 43.5% more for housing

	Peru	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.21 PEN100.61	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	-35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.10 PEN1,491.96	$552.86 AMD200K	+27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.75 PEN856.90	$392.70 AMD142K	+57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.94 PEN141.03	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	+98.3%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 78.9% more for childcare

	Peru	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.64 PEN456.92	$308.72 AMD112K	+132.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,456.55 PEN25,686.50	$10,253.80 AMD4M	+37.5%
Average			+78.9%

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pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 PEN8.04	$2.23 AMD806.95	-4.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 PEN10.42	$2.61 AMD943.19	-13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 PEN19.12	$2.36 AMD854.72	-57.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.34 PEN107.96	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	+44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 PEN17.43	$5.55 AMD2,011.10	+9.8%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 40.9% more for clothing

	Peru	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 PEN161.52	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	+6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.32 PEN87.21	$47.50 AMD17,196.99	+87.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.41 PEN225.33	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	+52.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.54 PEN212.00	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	+29.3%
Average			+40.9%

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