Cost of living comparison
Peru is 1.1% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Peru instead of Albania, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL690
|
$3.27
PEN12.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL583
|
$5.37
PEN20.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL146
|
$1.03
PEN3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
Albania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.88
PEN7.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL453
|
$3.14
PEN11.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL643
|
$4.68
PEN17.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL305
|
$2.49
PEN9.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL297
|
$2.54
PEN9.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.65
PEN2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL66
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL59
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.43
PEN1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL44
|
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Albania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL725
|
$5.37
PEN20.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,442
|
$17.78
PEN66.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,816,914
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,061.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,720
|
$15.41
PEN57.55
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
Albania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,472
|
$29.39
PEN109.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,890
|
$337.81
PEN1,261.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,382
|
$246.39
PEN920.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,175
|
$43.26
PEN161.54
|
|
pay 60.6% more for childcare
Albania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,367
|
$193.88
PEN723.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL276,510
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,870.68
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL229
|
$2.06
PEN7.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL142
|
$2.73
PEN10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL327
|
$5.11
PEN19.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,368
|
$32.12
PEN119.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL757
|
$4.85
PEN18.11
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Albania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,243
|
$45.11
PEN168.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,155
|
$23.43
PEN87.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,233
|
$70.13
PEN261.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,592
|
$71.17
PEN265.75
|
|
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