Cost of living comparison
Syria is 19.4% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Syria instead of Peru, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
$4.10
£10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
$0.81
£2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.41
£1,035
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Peru
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
$1.86
£4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
$2.90
£7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
$2.02
£5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
$0.40
£1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.70
£1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.20
£508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.33
£819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.22
£555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.18
£447
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Peru
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
$3.96
£9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
$11.68
£29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
$8.43
£21,178
|
|
pay 17.2% less for housing
Peru
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
$149.93
£376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
$86.14
£216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
Peru
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
$63.88
£160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
$1.66
£4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
$0.98
£2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
$13.47
£33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
$2.67
£6,700
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Peru
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
$63.29
£159,007
|
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