Cost of living comparison
Peru is 30.6% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Peru instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 29.8% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱213.75
|
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱186.88
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱44.93
|
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱25.17
|
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱67.39
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱219.70
|
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱383.17
|
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱114.86
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱105.79
|
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱71.60
|
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.74
|
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱63.24
|
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱37.09
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱50.58
|
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱64.43
|
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱258.17
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱704.68
|
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,699,278.97
|
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱157.49
|
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
Philippines
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,711.18
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,492.22
|
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,210.12
|
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,955.79
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
|
pay 16.6% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,848.55
|
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱276,302.95
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
|
pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱78.77
|
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱132.57
|
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱145.36
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,988.10
|
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱297.29
|
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,146.12
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,247.42
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,788.33
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,358.04
|
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
|
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