Cost of living comparison
Greece is 82.3% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Greece instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.11
|
$12.71
€11.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.66
|
$8.10
€7.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$1.99
€1.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 56.9% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.83
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.53
|
$4.97
€4.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.11
|
$5.63
€5.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.58
|
$3.81
€3.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.93
|
$3.64
€3.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.53
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 56.7% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.77
|
$8.80
€8.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.68
|
$40.24
€36.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,112.20
|
$22,158.38
€20,242.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.49
|
$13.03
€11.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN110.07
|
$34.83
€31.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,035.20
|
$429.23
€392.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN762.78
|
$358.56
€327.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.61
|
$172.07
€157.19
|
|
pay 74.5% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN604.66
|
$341.10
€311.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,087.31
|
$6,725.16
€6,143.77
|
|
pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.84
|
$4.08
€3.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.68
|
$3.33
€3.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.05
|
$5.12
€4.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.18
|
$45.22
€41.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.10
|
$8.85
€8.08
|
|
pay 57.5% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.50
|
$76.36
€69.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.41
|
$36.41
€33.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN252.06
|
$77.82
€71.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.62
|
$99.20
€90.62
|
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