Cost of living comparison
Peru is 37.6% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Russia, you would:
pay 8.3% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB650.73
|
$3.27
PEN12.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB399.43
|
$5.37
PEN20.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB79.99
|
$1.03
PEN3.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB38.62
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB46.23
|
$1.88
PEN7.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB373.23
|
$3.14
PEN11.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB304.45
|
$4.68
PEN17.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB115.29
|
$2.49
PEN9.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB163.62
|
$2.54
PEN9.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB53.39
|
$0.65
PEN2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB53.08
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB70.95
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB85.67
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.90
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.76
|
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
|
pay 88.6% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB209.86
|
$5.37
PEN20.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,809.98
|
$17.78
PEN66.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,740,715.77
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,189.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB419.79
|
$15.41
PEN57.65
|
|
pay 88.1% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB594.53
|
$29.39
PEN109.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,109.28
|
$337.81
PEN1,263.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,654.40
|
$246.39
PEN921.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,466.35
|
$43.26
PEN161.81
|
|
pay 4.0% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,131.49
|
$193.88
PEN725.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB528,071.77
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,906.46
|
|
pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB142.22
|
$2.06
PEN7.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB163.02
|
$2.73
PEN10.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB208.19
|
$5.11
PEN19.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,753.62
|
$32.12
PEN120.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB396.82
|
$4.85
PEN18.14
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,509.99
|
$45.11
PEN168.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,477.72
|
$23.43
PEN87.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,415.02
|
$70.13
PEN262.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,483.60
|
$71.17
PEN266.21
|
|
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