Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.3 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Austria instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.61
PEN8.47
|
$13.96
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
PEN16.78
|
$8.49
€7.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN2.68
|
$2.73
€2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
PEN1.58
|
$2.27
€1.99
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
PEN4.69
|
$2.17
€1.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PEN7.13
|
$7.10
€6.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
PEN15.06
|
$4.53
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
PEN4.88
|
$3.19
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.70
PEN5.50
|
$5.13
€4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
PEN1.86
|
$1.00
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
PEN1.20
|
$0.78
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.48
|
$1.10
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.24
|
$1.32
€1.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
PEN0.96
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
PEN1.02
|
$0.64
€0.56
|
|
pay 87.8% more for transportation
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.09
PEN13.25
|
$6.89
€6.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.20
PEN59.03
|
$48.91
€42.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,958.89
PEN51,746.70
|
$24,457.96
€21,447.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.83
PEN38.35
|
$18.99
€16.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
PEN116.19
|
$36.27
€31.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$343.66
PEN1,114.32
|
$766.13
€671.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$237.19
PEN769.09
|
$596.46
€523.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.65
PEN148.03
|
$178.40
€156.44
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$131.80
PEN427.37
|
$368.77
€323.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,020.10
PEN13,035.17
|
$8,777.60
€7,697.08
|
|
pay 73.0% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
PEN5.54
|
$3.93
€3.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
PEN7.74
|
$3.09
€2.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.14
PEN13.43
|
$5.84
€5.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.36
PEN117.89
|
$39.56
€34.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.71
PEN15.26
|
$12.05
€10.56
|
|
pay 55.9% more for clothing
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.03
PEN129.80
|
$84.61
€74.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.91
PEN93.74
|
$34.20
€29.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.36
PEN221.65
|
$83.23
€72.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.84
PEN213.47
|
$113.40
€99.44
|
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