Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.3 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Peru, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
$21.99
€20.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
$3.06
€2.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
$10.86
€10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
$5.35
€5.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
$5.60
€5.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$1.96
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
pay 74.6% more for transportation
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
$27,893.04
€26,076.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
$31.06
€29.04
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
$55.71
€52.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
$1,774.61
€1,659.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
$1,468.68
€1,373.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
$204.06
€190.77
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
$854.36
€798.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
$18,641.72
€17,427.86
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
$3.94
€3.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
$47.17
€44.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 82.1% more for clothing
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
$75.61
€70.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
$39.58
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
$107.51
€100.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
$124.74
€116.62
|
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