Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 2.5% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Peru, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN14.18
|
$4.20
COP18,446.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.85
|
$6.62
COP29,064.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.54
|
$0.78
COP3,444.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.78
|
$0.60
COP2,614.03
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Peru
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
$1.27
COP5,582.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.20
|
$2.16
COP9,501.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.56
|
$3.88
COP17,036.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.14
|
$2.02
COP8,871.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN9.12
|
$2.19
COP9,608.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.69
|
$1.07
COP4,703.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.46
|
$0.45
COP1,996.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$0.55
COP2,422.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.72
|
$0.46
COP2,008.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.64
|
$0.50
COP2,197.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
$0.45
COP1,988.28
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Peru
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.67
|
$3.05
COP13,406.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN66.75
|
$34.31
COP150,609.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN77,800.10
|
$17,642.99
COP77,448,321.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN60.81
|
$14.10
COP61,887.15
|
|
pay 10.3% more for housing
Peru
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN108.19
|
$22.88
COP100,422.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,231.48
|
$272.41
COP1,195,824.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN907.05
|
$235.87
COP1,035,412.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN140.91
|
$66.40
COP291,491.67
|
|
pay 9.4% more for childcare
Peru
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN646.49
|
$190.65
COP836,925.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,443.92
|
$4,364.51
COP19,159,126.61
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.36
|
$1.15
COP5,065.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.78
|
$1.40
COP6,164.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.47
|
$2.09
COP9,186.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN121.84
|
$22.45
COP98,570.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN19.09
|
$3.65
COP16,039.54
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
Peru
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN161.75
|
$52.02
COP228,356.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN98.67
|
$38.22
COP167,797.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN252.60
|
$81.60
COP358,224.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN238.33
|
$69.09
COP303,270.58
|
|
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