Cost of living comparison
Peru is 30.3% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Peru instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.06
|
$3.27
PEN12.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
$5.37
PEN19.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.54
|
$1.03
PEN3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.55
PEN2.04
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
$1.88
PEN6.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$3.14
PEN11.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.50
|
$4.68
PEN17.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.64
|
$2.49
PEN9.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$2.54
PEN9.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.65
PEN2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.43
PEN1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.37
|
$5.37
PEN19.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.09
|
$17.78
PEN66.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,852.24
|
$20,101.60
PEN74,676.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.07
|
$15.41
PEN57.26
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
Portugal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.80
|
$29.39
PEN109.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€798.71
|
$337.81
PEN1,254.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€625.06
|
$246.39
PEN915.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€84.27
|
$43.26
PEN160.71
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€364.91
|
$193.88
PEN720.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,170.37
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,763.56
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$2.06
PEN7.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.65
|
$2.73
PEN10.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
$5.11
PEN18.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.17
|
$32.12
PEN119.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.23
|
$4.85
PEN18.02
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€67.54
|
$45.11
PEN167.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.86
|
$23.43
PEN87.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€72.99
|
$70.13
PEN260.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€89.42
|
$71.17
PEN264.39
|
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