Cost of living comparison
Peru is 28.4% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Peru instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,902
|
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,578
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,919
|
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,018
|
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
|
pay 54.2% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,963
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,314
|
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,763
|
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,437
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,910
|
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,816
|
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,919
|
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,439
|
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,804
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,334
|
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,518
|
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,321
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,598
|
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,505,671
|
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,154
|
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
|
pay 16.8% less for housing
South Korea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩28,007
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩582,457
|
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩456,588
|
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩179,465
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
|
pay 60.1% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩533,866
|
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩26,096,716
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,041
|
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,768
|
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,605
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,614
|
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,571
|
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩86,516
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,874
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,755
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩136,492
|
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
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