Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.4 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Rome instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$19.79
€18.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$2.26
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$8.48
€7.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.56
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$4.84
€4.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 60.2% more for transportation
Peru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$7.67
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.59
|
$38.48
€35.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,007.62
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$15.39
€14.29
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Peru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$30.43
€28.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.77
|
$1,171.91
€1,088.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.73
|
$773.95
€718.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.41
|
$173.31
€160.94
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.83
|
$531.12
€493.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,062.46
|
$8,734.44
€8,111.24
|
|
pay 80.9% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.02
|
$56.27
€52.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
pay 80.6% more for clothing
Peru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.30
|
$85.59
€79.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.29
|
$36.33
€33.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.71
|
$97.35
€90.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.32
|
$123.90
€115.06
|
|
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