Cost of living comparison
Peru is 8.5% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Peru instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R126.40
|
$2.98
PEN10.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R82.55
|
$5.00
PEN18.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.61
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.42
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Pretoria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.65
|
$1.30
PEN4.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R59.73
|
$2.56
PEN9.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R72.90
|
$4.32
PEN15.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.54
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.16
|
$2.13
PEN7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.54
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.53
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R9.98
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.79
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.38
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.58
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R88.11
|
$5.30
PEN19.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R851.28
|
$16.55
PEN60.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R320,338.99
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,211.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R206.37
|
$11.94
PEN43.97
|
|
pay 33.3% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R884.15
|
$29.53
PEN108.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R5,933.16
|
$277.70
PEN1,022.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,197.57
|
$204.62
PEN753.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,378.56
|
$39.33
PEN144.88
|
|
pay 6.4% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R3,959.94
|
$162.20
PEN597.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R67,365.31
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,873.33
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.11
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R30.91
|
$2.60
PEN9.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R51.59
|
$4.57
PEN16.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R649.33
|
$31.17
PEN114.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R103.19
|
$4.59
PEN16.89
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R798.17
|
$40.11
PEN147.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R659.24
|
$22.91
PEN84.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,444.53
|
$67.62
PEN249.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,638.00
|
$59.99
PEN220.98
|
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