Cost of living comparison
Peru is 16.2% cheaper than Quito.
If you lived in Peru instead of Quito, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Quito
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$2.98
PEN10.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$5.00
PEN18.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Quito
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$1.30
PEN4.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$2.56
PEN9.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.32
PEN15.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$2.13
PEN7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
Quito
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$5.30
PEN19.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$16.55
PEN60.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,211.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$11.94
PEN43.97
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Quito
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$29.53
PEN108.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$277.70
PEN1,022.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$204.62
PEN753.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$39.33
PEN144.88
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
Quito
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$162.20
PEN597.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,873.33
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$2.60
PEN9.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$4.57
PEN16.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$31.17
PEN114.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$4.59
PEN16.89
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
Quito
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$40.11
PEN147.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$22.91
PEN84.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$67.62
PEN249.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$59.99
PEN220.98
|
|
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