Cost of living comparison
Russia is 3.3% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Russia instead of Peru, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
$6.85
RUB652.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
$4.21
RUB400.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
$0.84
RUB80.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
$0.41
RUB38.72
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Peru
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
$0.49
RUB46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.84
|
$3.93
RUB374.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
$3.21
RUB305.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
$1.21
RUB115.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.57
|
$1.72
RUB164.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
$0.56
RUB53.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.56
RUB53.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$0.75
RUB71.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$0.90
RUB85.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.22
RUB20.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$0.22
RUB20.81
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Peru
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.23
|
$2.21
RUB210.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN67.02
|
$19.07
RUB1,814.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,752.88
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,747,559.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.08
|
$4.42
RUB420.84
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
Peru
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.75
|
$6.26
RUB596.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,273.02
|
$317.16
RUB30,184.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN928.52
|
$217.57
RUB20,705.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN163.03
|
$68.11
RUB6,482.50
|
|
pay 4.5% more for childcare
Peru
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN730.64
|
$212.06
RUB20,181.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,062.98
|
$5,562.55
RUB529,390.36
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
$1.50
RUB142.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
$1.72
RUB163.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.26
|
$2.19
RUB208.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN121.04
|
$29.01
RUB2,760.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
$4.18
RUB397.81
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Peru
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN169.99
|
$58.04
RUB5,523.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.28
|
$36.63
RUB3,486.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN264.28
|
$78.11
RUB7,433.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN268.20
|
$78.83
RUB7,502.29
|
|
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