Cost of living comparison
Peru is 1.1% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD582
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD306
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD430
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD287
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD648
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD714
|
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
Serbia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
|
pay 7.1% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
|
pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD200
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD143
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD497
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
|
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