Cost of living comparison
Finland is 2.3 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Finland instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$13.74
€12.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$2.59
€2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$4.85
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Peru
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$8.90
€8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
$58.04
€54.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$20.72
€19.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Peru
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
$744.51
€698.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
$617.65
€579.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
|
pay 88.5% more for childcare
Peru
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
$346.47
€324.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$7.11
€6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$4.18
€3.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
$43.96
€41.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$15.18
€14.24
|
|
pay 74.4% more for clothing
Peru
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
$117.91
€110.58
|
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