Cost of living comparison
Peru is 19.4% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 18.8% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW196.42
|
$3.74
PEN14.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW104.09
|
$5.76
PEN21.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.44
|
$0.93
PEN3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.01
|
$0.47
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.15
|
$2.12
PEN8.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW99.03
|
$3.22
PEN12.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW132.17
|
$4.63
PEN17.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW52.42
|
$2.67
PEN10.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW48.94
|
$2.40
PEN9.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW32.71
|
$0.71
PEN2.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.44
|
$0.38
PEN1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.46
|
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.34
|
$0.45
PEN1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.03
|
$0.43
PEN1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.35
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW129.80
|
$5.19
PEN19.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,008.80
|
$17.61
PEN66.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,031.90
|
$20,522.48
PEN77,410.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW330.40
|
$16.04
PEN60.50
|
|
pay 6.7% more for housing
Zambia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,429.86
|
$28.54
PEN107.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,840.57
|
$324.84
PEN1,225.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,131.31
|
$239.27
PEN902.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,274.47
|
$37.17
PEN140.20
|
|
pay 20.8% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,815.49
|
$170.53
PEN643.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW178,968.96
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,366.63
|
|
pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.34
|
$2.47
PEN9.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW56.48
|
$2.84
PEN10.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW67.80
|
$5.40
PEN20.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,122.56
|
$32.14
PEN121.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW95.32
|
$5.04
PEN18.99
|
|
pay 30.0% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW502.14
|
$42.67
PEN160.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW511.65
|
$26.03
PEN98.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,456.28
|
$66.63
PEN251.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,254.30
|
$62.87
PEN237.13
|
|
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