Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 18.2% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Peru, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$3.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$6.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$0.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$2.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$3.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
$1.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$2.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
|
Peru
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$2.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
$17.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
$24,150.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
|
Peru
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$36.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
$339.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
$251.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 30.0% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
$214.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$1.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$2.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
$35.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 45.9% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
$54.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
$42.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
$91.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
$77.33
|
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