Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Peru
  3. Ecuador
  4. Comparison
PEN
COMPARED TO
USD

Ecuador is 14.5% more expensive than Peru.

If you lived in Ecuador instead of Peru, you would:
local_dining

pay 7.0% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.59
PEN8.38
$3.00 +16.0%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.99
PEN16.17
$5.26 +5.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.77
PEN2.49
$0.72 -6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.45
PEN1.45
$0.51 +13.2%
Average +7.0%
Peru vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 22.6% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.34
PEN4.35
$1.45 +8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.47
PEN8.02
$2.14 -13.4%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.75
PEN15.41
$3.74 -21.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.36
PEN4.42
$1.54 +12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.47
PEN4.77
$2.08 +41.2%
Apples (1 lb) $0.55
PEN1.78
$0.83 +51.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.36
PEN1.15
$0.46 +29.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.44
PEN1.44
$0.46 +4.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.38
PEN1.22
$0.50 +31.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.28
PEN0.92
$0.42 +48.5%
Onions (1 lb) $0.30
PEN0.99
$0.48 +57.1%
Average +22.6%
Peru vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 5.2% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.67
PEN11.90
$2.07 -43.6%
Monthly public transit pass $20.38
PEN66.08
$17.82 -12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,521.84
PEN50,329.58
$26,388.89 +70.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $11.76
PEN38.12
$12.58 +7.1%
Average +5.2%
Peru vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 7.3% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $34.41
PEN111.57
$37.29 +8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $381.75
PEN1,237.83
$338.85 -11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $229.61
PEN744.52
$247.12 +7.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $46.92
PEN152.14
$30.91 -34.1%
Average -7.3%
Peru vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 30.2% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $141.05
PEN457.34
$206.85 +46.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,640.75
PEN15,047.63
$5,276.89 +13.7%
Average +30.2%
Peru vs. Ecuador - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.63
PEN5.27
$1.93 +18.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.15
PEN6.96
$2.06 -4.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.26
PEN10.58
$5.00 +53.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $35.69
PEN115.73
$38.70 +8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $4.74
PEN15.36
$5.90 +24.6%
Average +20.2%
Peru vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 23.4% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $38.77
PEN125.70
$46.23 +19.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $27.79
PEN90.10
$39.40 +41.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $67.16
PEN217.77
$86.56 +28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $66.03
PEN214.10
$68.45 +3.7%
Average +23.4%
Peru vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing
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