Cost of living comparison
Chile is 34.5% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Chile instead of Peru, you would:
pay 83.9% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.99
|
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.55
|
$7.20
CLF0.2500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.49
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.76
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
Peru
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.93
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.03
|
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.31
|
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.00
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.99
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.66
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
Peru
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.40
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.82
|
$33.34
CLF1.1800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,721.99
|
$16,204.48
CLF571.9000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.96
|
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 43.9% more for housing
Peru
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN106.69
|
$21.54
CLF0.7600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,214.41
|
$453.06
CLF15.9900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN894.48
|
$359.28
CLF12.6800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN138.96
|
$78.13
CLF2.7600
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
Peru
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN637.53
|
$313.82
CLF11.0800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,229.91
|
$4,486.89
CLF158.3600
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.23
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.63
|
$2.69
CLF0.0900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.19
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN120.15
|
$40.53
CLF1.4300
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.83
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
Peru
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN159.51
|
$43.89
CLF1.5500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN97.30
|
$28.66
CLF1.0100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN249.10
|
$61.62
CLF2.1700
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN235.02
|
$78.35
CLF2.7700
|
|
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