Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 2.7 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Peru, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$19.31
kr135.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$3.60
kr25.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$2.73
kr19.11
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$5.70
kr39.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$6.51
kr45.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$4.95
kr34.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$1.31
kr9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$1.38
kr9.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$1.40
kr9.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$1.76
kr12.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.84
kr5.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.78
kr5.45
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Peru
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$8.13
kr56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
$79.32
kr555.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$23.16
kr162.18
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Peru
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
|
pay 79.1% more for childcare
Peru
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$6.81
kr47.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$5.17
kr36.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
$36.38
kr254.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$15.61
kr109.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Peru
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
$137.97
kr966.06
|
|
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