Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 52.6% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Peru, you would:
pay 52.8% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
$9.92
RUB944.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
$4.92
RUB468.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
$1.10
RUB105.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
$0.60
RUB57.09
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Peru
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
$0.63
RUB60.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.84
|
$4.72
RUB448.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
$3.62
RUB344.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
$1.74
RUB165.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.57
|
$2.18
RUB207.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
$0.64
RUB60.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.69
RUB65.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$0.79
RUB75.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$1.56
RUB148.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.19
RUB18.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$0.20
RUB19.32
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Peru
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.23
|
$2.31
RUB220.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN67.02
|
$29.87
RUB2,842.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,752.88
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,123,496.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.08
|
$5.69
RUB541.41
|
|
pay 76.7% more for housing
Peru
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.75
|
$6.03
RUB573.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,273.02
|
$881.83
RUB83,924.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN928.52
|
$532.09
RUB50,639.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN163.03
|
$90.54
RUB8,616.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN730.64
|
$484.25
RUB46,086.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,062.98
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,099,581.54
|
|
pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
$3.28
RUB312.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
$2.63
RUB250.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.26
|
$2.52
RUB239.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN121.04
|
$32.93
RUB3,133.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
$5.47
RUB520.58
|
|
pay 86.5% more for clothing
Peru
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN169.99
|
$98.68
RUB9,391.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.28
|
$46.53
RUB4,427.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN264.28
|
$117.96
RUB11,226.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN268.20
|
$114.14
RUB10,863.01
|
|
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