Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.5 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Austria instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.99
|
$15.38
€14.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.55
|
$10.63
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.49
|
$3.11
€2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.76
|
$2.40
€2.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.93
|
$2.51
€2.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.03
|
$8.15
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.31
|
$5.62
€5.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.00
|
$4.05
€3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.99
|
$6.06
€5.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.66
|
$1.15
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.88
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 63.9% more for transportation
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.40
|
$6.30
€5.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.82
|
$48.89
€46.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,721.99
|
$26,790.93
€25,327.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.96
|
$20.20
€19.10
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN106.69
|
$36.05
€34.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,214.41
|
$834.31
€788.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN894.48
|
$704.76
€666.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN138.96
|
$275.88
€260.81
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN637.53
|
$436.40
€412.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,229.91
|
$14,173.71
€13,399.23
|
|
pay 66.0% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.23
|
$4.65
€4.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.63
|
$3.63
€3.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.19
|
$6.56
€6.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN120.15
|
$45.89
€43.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.83
|
$12.58
€11.89
|
|
pay 72.3% more for clothing
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN159.51
|
$85.11
€80.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN97.30
|
$43.90
€41.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN249.10
|
$88.16
€83.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN235.02
|
$118.74
€112.25
|
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