Cost of living comparison
Peru is 18.5% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Peru instead of Poland, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN33.78
|
$3.27
PEN12.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.42
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.64
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.37
|
$0.55
PEN2.08
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
|
Poland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.51
|
$1.88
PEN7.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.31
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN13.87
|
$4.68
PEN17.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.03
|
$2.49
PEN9.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.55
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.66
|
$0.65
PEN2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.70
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.89
|
$0.45
PEN1.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.33
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.36
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.96
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 1.4% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.42
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN113.84
|
$17.78
PEN67.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN117,169.56
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,823.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN30.70
|
$15.41
PEN58.14
|
|
pay 17.2% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN56.79
|
$29.39
PEN110.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,285.15
|
$337.81
PEN1,274.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,856.27
|
$246.39
PEN929.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN733.30
|
$43.26
PEN163.18
|
|
pay 22.7% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,166.21
|
$193.88
PEN731.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN23,932.56
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,082.52
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.29
|
$2.06
PEN7.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.62
|
$2.73
PEN10.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN17.90
|
$5.11
PEN19.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN122.33
|
$32.12
PEN121.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN25.66
|
$4.85
PEN18.29
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN295.13
|
$45.11
PEN170.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN143.03
|
$23.43
PEN88.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN314.90
|
$70.13
PEN264.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN355.28
|
$71.17
PEN268.45
|
|
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