Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.8 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Peru, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.34
|
$20.22
€18.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
$11.79
€10.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
$3.13
€2.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.08
|
$2.80
€2.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
$2.92
€2.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
$8.10
€7.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.64
|
$4.95
€4.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
$3.89
€3.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
$5.51
€4.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.44
|
$1.19
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.14
€1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$1.92
€1.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.73
€0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$0.74
€0.67
|
|
pay 47.8% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
$6.00
€5.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN67.07
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,809.47
|
$27,590.69
€24,862.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.13
|
$29.95
€26.98
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.83
|
$49.80
€44.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,273.98
|
$1,699.58
€1,531.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN929.21
|
$1,475.67
€1,329.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN163.15
|
$164.91
€148.60
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN731.19
|
$1,178.26
€1,061.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,078.71
|
$17,310.77
€15,599.25
|
|
pay 82.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
$5.28
€4.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.30
|
$3.77
€3.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
$5.97
€5.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN121.13
|
$44.65
€40.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.29
|
$12.72
€11.46
|
|
pay 32.5% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN170.11
|
$61.55
€55.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.35
|
$31.61
€28.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN264.48
|
$86.38
€77.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN268.40
|
$96.33
€86.81
|
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