Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.7 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.95
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.38
|
$9.97
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.78
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$2.39
€2.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.76
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.39
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.88
|
$5.11
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.46
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.82
|
$4.93
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Peru
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.48
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN60.77
|
$93.45
€86.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
|
$32,967.00
€30,360.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN43.84
|
$22.98
€21.16
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Peru
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.45
|
$42.65
€39.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,019.98
|
$1,347.77
€1,241.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN751.56
|
$999.06
€920.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN144.46
|
$273.14
€251.55
|
|
pay 46.1% more for childcare
Peru
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN595.77
|
$210.36
€193.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
|
$7,885.50
€7,262.15
|
|
pay 98.6% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.74
|
$4.40
€4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.54
|
$3.62
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.80
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.47
|
$41.73
€38.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.84
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 84.1% more for clothing
Peru
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.31
|
$91.74
€84.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.15
|
$38.98
€35.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN248.35
|
$94.97
€87.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN220.34
|
$118.23
€108.88
|
|
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