Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Yemen
  3. Peru
  4. Comparison
YER
COMPARED TO
PEN

Yemen is 58.8% cheaper than Peru.

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

pay 18.9% less for restaurants

  Yemen help_outline Peru help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.00
YER1,000
$2.41
PEN7.81
-39.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.40
YER1,350
$4.88
PEN15.84
-9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.61
YER152
$0.68
PEN2.20
+11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.36
YER90
$0.43
PEN1.41
+20.6%
Yemen vs. Peru - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 26.0% less for groceries

  Yemen help_outline Peru help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.93
YER233
$1.28
PEN4.14
+36.7%
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.75
YER437
$3.28
PEN10.63
+87.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.27
YER1,318
$5.23
PEN16.97
-0.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.27
YER567
$1.59
PEN5.15
-30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.99
YER749
$1.75
PEN5.68
-41.5%
Apples (1 lb) $1.41
YER352
$0.68
PEN2.22
-51.4%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.56
YER141
$0.42
PEN1.36
-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.80
YER200
$0.59
PEN1.91
-26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.91
YER227
$0.51
PEN1.66
-43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.73
YER181
$0.33
PEN1.07
-54.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.73
YER181
$0.45
PEN1.45
-38.5%
Yemen vs. Peru - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 2.2 times more for transportation

  Yemen help_outline Peru help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.22
YER1,304
$4.13
PEN13.39
-20.8%
Monthly public transit pass $32.00
YER7,999
$23.05
PEN74.75
-28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,203.32
YER2,050,255
$18,412.66
PEN59,703.06
+124.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $13.37
YER3,343
$14.05
PEN45.56
+5.1%
Yemen vs. Peru - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.8 times more for housing

  Yemen help_outline Peru help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $32.01
YER8,001
$44.08
PEN142.92
+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $112.04
YER28,001
$431.40
PEN1,398.81
+285.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $70.02
YER17,501
$203.70
PEN660.51
+190.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $39.02
YER9,751
$33.13
PEN107.42
-15.1%
Yemen vs. Peru - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 3.8 times more for childcare

  Yemen help_outline Peru help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $80.03
YER20,002
$151.27
PEN490.48
+89.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,240.50
YER310,039
$4,836.01
PEN15,680.76
+289.8%
Yemen vs. Peru - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.60
YER900
$2.17
PEN7.03
-39.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
YER500
$2.06
PEN6.66
+2.7%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.80
YER700
$3.00
PEN9.74
+7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $43.51
YER10,875
$34.02
PEN110.31
-21.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.00
YER1,250
$4.95
PEN16.05
-1.0%
Yemen vs. Peru - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 49.2% more for clothing

  Yemen help_outline Peru help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $20.01
YER5,001
$50.10
PEN162.46
+150.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $40.02
YER10,001
$28.55
PEN92.56
-28.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $37.00
YER9,249
$77.21
PEN250.37
+108.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $48.02
YER12,001
$60.62
PEN196.56
+26.2%
Yemen vs. Peru - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2020
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