Cost of living comparison
Peru is 10.0% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Peru instead of Poland, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł29.98
|
$2.98
PEN11.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł25.91
|
$5.00
PEN18.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.66
|
$0.76
PEN2.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł5.01
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł4.08
|
$1.30
PEN4.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł14.56
|
$2.56
PEN9.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł12.27
|
$4.32
PEN16.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.83
|
$2.03
PEN7.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł9.57
|
$2.13
PEN7.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.67
|
$0.59
PEN2.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.38
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.74
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł5.01
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.28
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.62
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 13.7% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł24.76
|
$5.30
PEN19.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł104.18
|
$16.55
PEN61.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł86,219.60
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,765.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł27.51
|
$11.94
PEN44.29
|
|
pay 9.3% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł56.38
|
$29.53
PEN109.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł2,091.73
|
$277.70
PEN1,030.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,772.77
|
$204.62
PEN759.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł647.32
|
$39.33
PEN145.94
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł995.67
|
$162.20
PEN601.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł19,467.33
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,004.85
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł10.18
|
$1.83
PEN6.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł10.67
|
$2.60
PEN9.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł18.00
|
$4.57
PEN16.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł119.61
|
$31.17
PEN115.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł24.52
|
$4.59
PEN17.02
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł281.70
|
$40.11
PEN148.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł132.16
|
$22.91
PEN85.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł289.22
|
$67.62
PEN250.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł327.83
|
$59.99
PEN222.60
|
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