Cost of living comparison
Spain is 84.6% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Spain instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.15
|
$12.45
€11.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
$8.47
€7.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 56.9% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
$5.73
€5.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.60
|
$2.35
€2.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.96
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
|
pay 51.1% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.85
|
$6.67
€6.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.91
|
$39.84
€36.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,404.11
|
$24,357.72
€22,373.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.66
|
$14.14
€12.99
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN110.49
|
$40.62
€37.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,039.17
|
$697.48
€640.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN765.70
|
$570.67
€524.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN147.17
|
$106.79
€98.09
|
|
pay 81.5% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN606.98
|
$342.46
€314.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,156.68
|
$7,368.05
€6,767.92
|
|
pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.86
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.11
|
$5.55
€5.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.63
|
$43.33
€39.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.16
|
$8.42
€7.73
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN150.08
|
$73.58
€67.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.73
|
$33.02
€30.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN253.02
|
$74.35
€68.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN224.48
|
$91.35
€83.91
|
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