Cost of living comparison
Peru is 60.3% cheaper than Sydney.
If you lived in Peru instead of Sydney, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
Sydney
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.01
A$24.21
|
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.13
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
A$3.47
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.23
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Sydney
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
A$3.87
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
A$7.22
|
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
A$9.93
|
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
A$6.26
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
A$5.88
|
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.16
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
A$1.72
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.88
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
A$3.56
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
A$1.73
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
A$1.54
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Sydney
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
A$7.80
|
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$145.04
A$219.30
|
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,545.49
A$35,599.60
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
A$27.64
|
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
Sydney
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.83
A$82.90
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,983.29
A$2,998.64
|
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,436.20
A$2,171.47
|
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.10
A$199.73
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
|
pay 79.9% less for childcare
Sydney
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,738.06
A$2,627.85
|
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,702.02
A$23,740.68
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sydney
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.67
A$10.09
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
A$4.86
|
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$27.56
A$41.66
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.90
A$93.60
|
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.01
A$24.21
|
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
|
pay 51.5% less for clothing
Sydney
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.63
A$121.90
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.89
A$84.50
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.63
A$173.32
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.32
A$204.60
|
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
|
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