Cost of living comparison
Peru is 54.1% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Peru instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK152.61
|
$3.74
PEN14.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.58
DKK89.02
|
$5.76
PEN21.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.74
|
$0.93
PEN3.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
DKK18.36
|
$0.47
PEN1.79
|
|
pay 50.7% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
DKK20.60
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.83
DKK41.28
|
$3.22
PEN12.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
DKK51.10
|
$4.63
PEN17.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
DKK31.00
|
$2.67
PEN10.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
DKK33.55
|
$2.40
PEN9.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK9.04
|
$0.71
PEN2.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.48
|
$0.38
PEN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
DKK9.69
|
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
DKK13.33
|
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.38
|
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
DKK5.47
|
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
DKK54.33
|
$5.19
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.44
DKK583.51
|
$17.61
PEN67.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,047.14
DKK318,843.68
|
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.62
DKK167.16
|
$16.04
PEN61.07
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
Denmark
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
DKK238.60
|
$28.54
PEN108.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.90
DKK6,850.80
|
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.77
DKK5,264.44
|
$239.27
PEN911.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.10
DKK1,111.95
|
$37.17
PEN141.53
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.88
DKK3,679.71
|
$170.53
PEN649.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.53
DKK50,894.60
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04
|
|
pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.44
DKK52.69
|
$2.47
PEN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
DKK38.99
|
$2.84
PEN10.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
DKK61.86
|
$5.40
PEN20.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.95
DKK275.66
|
$32.14
PEN122.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.76
DKK118.61
|
$5.04
PEN19.17
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.72
DKK663.33
|
$42.67
PEN162.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.81
DKK274.68
|
$26.03
PEN99.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.07
DKK743.71
|
$66.63
PEN253.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.42
DKK1,100.04
|
$62.87
PEN239.38
|
|
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