Cost of Living Comparison

YER

COMPARED TO

PEN

Peru is 13.7% more expensive than Yemen.

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

pay 19.9% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Peru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.67 YER1,166	$2.59 PEN8.38	-44.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 YER1,483	$4.99 PEN16.17	-15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 YER205	$0.77 PEN2.49	-6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 YER129	$0.45 PEN1.45	-13.1%
Average			-19.9%

Yemen vs. Peru - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.4% less for groceries

	Yemen	Peru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 YER283	$1.34 PEN4.35	+18.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.35 YER588	$2.47 PEN8.02	+5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.18 YER2,044	$4.75 PEN15.41	-41.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.98 YER745	$1.36 PEN4.42	-54.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 YER979	$1.47 PEN4.77	-62.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 YER447	$0.55 PEN1.78	-69.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 YER175	$0.36 PEN1.15	-49.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 YER326	$0.44 PEN1.44	-66.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER254	$0.38 PEN1.22	-62.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 YER212	$0.28 PEN0.92	-66.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 YER198	$0.30 PEN0.99	-61.7%
Average			-46.4%

Yemen vs. Peru - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.6% less for transportation

	Yemen	Peru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.64 YER1,660	$3.67 PEN11.90	-44.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.03 YER9,755	$20.38 PEN66.08	-47.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,600.00 YER2,149,397	$15,521.84 PEN50,329.58	+80.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.33 YER5,082	$11.76 PEN38.12	-42.2%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 9.7% more for housing

	Yemen	Peru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.84 YER13,956	$34.41 PEN111.57	-38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$273.65 YER68,394	$381.75 PEN1,237.83	+39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$152.36 YER38,080	$229.61 PEN744.52	+50.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.04 YER13,506	$46.92 PEN152.14	-13.2%
Average			+9.7%

Yemen vs. Peru - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Peru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$43.94 YER10,981	$141.05 PEN457.34	+221.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,708.04 YER426,890	$4,640.75 PEN15,047.63	+171.7%
Average			+196.3%

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pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Peru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 YER511	$1.63 PEN5.27	-20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 YER604	$2.15 PEN6.96	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 YER933	$3.26 PEN10.58	-12.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.52 YER13,627	$35.69 PEN115.73	-34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 YER1,375	$4.74 PEN15.36	-13.8%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

	Yemen	Peru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.44 YER9,608	$38.77 PEN125.70	+0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.78 YER14,440	$27.79 PEN90.10	-51.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.81 YER17,447	$67.16 PEN217.77	-3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.42 YER15,351	$66.03 PEN214.10	+7.5%
Average			-11.8%

Yemen vs. Peru - Cost of clothing

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