Cost of living comparison
London is 4.6 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in London instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.95
|
$25.83
£20.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.49
|
$10.33
£8.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.48
|
$2.46
£1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.75
|
$1.85
£1.45
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Peru
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
$2.07
£1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.00
|
$5.65
£4.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.27
|
$6.31
£4.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.97
|
$4.45
£3.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.97
|
$4.26
£3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.65
|
$1.56
£1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$1.44
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$1.79
£1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.69
£0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.70
£0.55
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Peru
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.34
|
$7.39
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.65
|
$258.31
£202.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,516.62
|
$36,531.14
£28,663.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.80
|
$35.26
£27.66
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Peru
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN106.41
|
$41.63
£32.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,211.16
|
$2,834.46
£2,223.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN892.08
|
$2,063.73
£1,619.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN138.58
|
$263.90
£207.06
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
Peru
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN635.82
|
$2,333.60
£1,830.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,189.14
|
$27,892.30
£21,884.89
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.20
|
$8.27
£6.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.60
|
$4.80
£3.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.13
|
$19.76
£15.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN119.83
|
$65.66
£51.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.77
|
$16.14
£12.67
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Peru
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN159.08
|
$96.94
£76.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN97.04
|
$50.55
£39.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN248.44
|
$114.87
£90.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN234.40
|
$135.36
£106.21
|
|
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