Cost of living comparison
Peru is 23.1% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Peru instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
Rs322
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
Rs247
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
Rs46
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
Rs29
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
Rs278
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
Rs249
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
Rs92
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
Rs118
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs41
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
Rs45
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
Rs38
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
Rs54
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
Rs30
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
Rs30
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
Rs266
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
Rs1,030
|
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
Rs1,235,436
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
Rs978
|
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
Rs1,647
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
Rs24,194
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
Rs15,958
|
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
Rs1,817
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
Rs9,506
|
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
Rs216,201
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
Rs118
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
Rs111
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
Rs283
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
Rs1,467
|
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
Rs296
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
Rs2,848
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
Rs2,402
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
Rs4,633
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
Rs3,844
|
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
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