Cost of living comparison
Moncton is 98.0% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Moncton instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Moncton
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.26
|
$16.51
CA$22.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.13
|
$9.54
CA$13.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.87
|
$1.59
CA$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Moncton
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.04
|
$2.65
CA$3.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.78
|
$4.36
CA$5.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.53
|
$7.79
CA$10.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.32
|
$3.49
CA$4.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.52
|
$5.26
CA$7.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.42
|
$2.11
CA$2.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$1.85
CA$2.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
$1.09
CA$1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
$1.07
CA$1.46
|
|
pay 45.8% more for transportation
Peru
|
Moncton
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.12
|
$4.53
CA$6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN66.66
|
$51.37
CA$70.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,348.38
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN57.77
|
$13.21
CA$18.02
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Peru
|
Moncton
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.16
|
$66.58
CA$90.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,266.23
|
$985.51
CA$1,344.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN923.56
|
$812.41
CA$1,108.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN162.16
|
$92.04
CA$125.56
|
|
pay 66.0% more for childcare
Peru
|
Moncton
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN726.74
|
$388.96
CA$530.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,950.51
|
$7,338.88
CA$10,011.97
|
|
pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Moncton
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.72
|
$3.67
CA$5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.23
|
$2.93
CA$3.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.16
|
$14.68
CA$20.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN120.39
|
$30.82
CA$42.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.18
|
$9.72
CA$13.27
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
Peru
|
Moncton
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN169.08
|
$59.89
CA$81.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN87.81
|
$34.20
CA$46.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN262.87
|
$75.28
CA$102.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN266.77
|
$92.23
CA$125.82
|
|
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