Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.1 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Peru, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.11
|
$18.47
€17.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.65
|
$12.80
€12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$2.82
€2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.83
|
$2.85
€2.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.53
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.11
|
$5.75
€5.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
$3.67
€3.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.93
|
$5.92
€5.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$1.72
€1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 59.6% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.77
|
$6.08
€5.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.67
|
$24.74
€23.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,107.60
|
$27,288.34
€25,589.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.49
|
$28.68
€26.89
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN110.06
|
$55.88
€52.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,035.13
|
$1,700.62
€1,594.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN762.73
|
$1,513.73
€1,419.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.60
|
$166.86
€156.48
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN604.62
|
$865.49
€811.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,086.22
|
$12,306.85
€11,540.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.84
|
$5.03
€4.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.68
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.04
|
$7.68
€7.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.17
|
$59.31
€55.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.09
|
$13.50
€12.66
|
|
pay 80.5% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.49
|
$78.15
€73.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.40
|
$43.32
€40.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN252.04
|
$98.14
€92.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.61
|
$115.79
€108.58
|
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