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Peru vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Peru is 18.3% cheaper than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.6% less in Peru
Groceries: pay 7.7% more in Peru
Transportation: pay 3.0% more in Peru
Housing: pay 24.7% less in Peru
Childcare: pay 32.6% less in Peru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% more in Peru
Clothing: pay 40.8% less in Peru

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Peru are more expensive than in Serbia. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, and housing are lower in Peru.

Peru vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Peru instead of Serbia, you would:

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pay 51.6% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Peru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD829	$3.28 PEN11.04	-60.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD955	$5.98 PEN20.10	-36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD211	$1.08 PEN3.62	-48.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD148	$0.57 PEN1.93	-60.9%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

	Serbia	Peru
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD74	$2.24 PEN7.54	+203.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD469	$3.64 PEN12.24	-21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD513	$5.06 PEN17.00	-0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD243	$2.93 PEN9.85	+21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD304	$2.75 PEN9.24	-8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD56	$0.79 PEN2.66	+41.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD84	$0.41 PEN1.39	-50.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD75	$0.48 PEN1.60	-36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD99	$0.47 PEN1.59	-51.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD46	$0.44 PEN1.47	-3.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$0.38 PEN1.29	-7.9%
Average			+7.7%

Serbia vs. Peru - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0% more for transportation

	Serbia	Peru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD694	$5.40 PEN18.14	-21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,055	$16.18 PEN54.39	-46.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3,119,751	$19,692.85 PEN66,194.61	-36.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD834	$17.93 PEN60.25	+116.7%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 24.7% less for housing

	Serbia	Peru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,645	$25.62 PEN86.12	-2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,613	$371.91 PEN1,250.13	-9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,535	$256.23 PEN861.27	-15.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,766	$36.79 PEN123.67	-71.0%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 32.6% less for childcare

	Serbia	Peru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,245	$148.49 PEN499.13	-45.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD664,593	$5,269.80 PEN17,713.64	-20.1%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Peru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD251	$2.21 PEN7.44	-11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD204	$2.70 PEN9.07	+33.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD445	$6.12 PEN20.57	+38.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,250	$30.24 PEN101.66	-6.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD551	$5.38 PEN18.10	-1.5%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 40.8% less for clothing

	Serbia	Peru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,927	$50.15 PEN168.56	-36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD4,995	$26.05 PEN87.56	-47.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,841	$66.76 PEN224.40	-37.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,866	$68.85 PEN231.43	-41.5%
Average			-40.8%

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