Cost of living comparison
Peru is 37.4% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Peru instead of Spain, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.47
|
$2.98
PEN10.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
$5.00
PEN18.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.76
PEN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.29
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Spain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.30
PEN4.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.28
|
$2.56
PEN9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.27
|
$4.32
PEN15.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
$2.03
PEN7.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$2.13
PEN7.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
Spain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.15
|
$5.30
PEN19.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.69
|
$16.55
PEN60.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
$20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.02
|
$11.94
PEN43.84
|
|
pay 53.7% less for housing
Spain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
$29.53
PEN108.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€642.34
|
$277.70
PEN1,019.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€525.56
|
$204.62
PEN751.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
$39.33
PEN144.46
|
|
pay 43.4% less for childcare
Spain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€315.39
|
$162.20
PEN595.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$1.83
PEN6.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$2.60
PEN9.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
$4.57
PEN16.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€39.90
|
$31.17
PEN114.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.75
|
$4.59
PEN16.84
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Spain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
$40.11
PEN147.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
$22.91
PEN84.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
$67.62
PEN248.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.13
|
$59.99
PEN220.34
|
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