Cost of living comparison
Peru is 8.6% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
COP20,007.27
|
$3.27
PEN12.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP29,031.43
|
$5.37
PEN20.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,490.17
|
$1.03
PEN3.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,740.80
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
Colombia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP5,984.80
|
$1.88
PEN7.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP10,199.03
|
$3.14
PEN11.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP18,010.19
|
$4.68
PEN17.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP9,321.51
|
$2.49
PEN9.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP10,010.36
|
$2.54
PEN9.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,888.38
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,002.57
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,471.50
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,333.50
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,341.48
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP2,129.45
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP14,452.33
|
$5.37
PEN20.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP151,800.90
|
$17.78
PEN66.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP83,435,983.90
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,641.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP68,620.36
|
$15.41
PEN58.00
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
Colombia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP105,399.41
|
$29.39
PEN110.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,220,887.72
|
$337.81
PEN1,271.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP954,560.28
|
$246.39
PEN927.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP314,087.65
|
$43.26
PEN162.79
|
|
pay 13.8% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP800,544.42
|
$193.88
PEN729.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP19,752,192.88
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,031.89
|
|
pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP5,037.82
|
$2.06
PEN7.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP6,507.97
|
$2.73
PEN10.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP9,975.62
|
$5.11
PEN19.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP102,018.43
|
$32.12
PEN120.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP17,336.81
|
$4.85
PEN18.25
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP239,395.04
|
$45.11
PEN169.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP168,588.75
|
$23.43
PEN88.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP348,829.93
|
$70.13
PEN263.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP306,847.42
|
$71.17
PEN267.81
|
|
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