Peru is 2.3 times more expensive than Egypt.

If you lived in Peru instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Egypt
Peru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.96
EGP195.38
$3.74
PEN14.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.84
EGP238.78
$5.76
PEN21.95
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.31
EGP15.08
$0.93
PEN3.55

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pay 93.4% more for groceries

 
Egypt
Peru
Bread
1 loaf
$0.76
EGP37.37
$2.12
PEN8.07
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.76
EGP87.11
$3.22
PEN12.26
Milk (1 gallon) $3.30
EGP162.81
$4.63
PEN17.63

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

 
Egypt
Peru
Gasoline (1 gallon) $0.98
EGP48.36
$5.19
PEN19.75
Monthly public transit pass $12.01
EGP592.81
$17.61
PEN67.04
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,154.15
EGP1,439,048.80
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Egypt
Peru
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.63
EGP376.42
$28.54
PEN108.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $206.11
EGP10,173.43
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $111.12
EGP5,484.88
$239.27
PEN911.05

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Egypt
Peru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $66.57
EGP3,285.70
$170.53
PEN649.34
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,472.73
EGP72,693.85
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04

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pay 94.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Egypt
Peru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.79
EGP88.50
$2.47
PEN9.40
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.38
EGP67.96
$2.84
PEN10.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.85
EGP91.33
$5.40
PEN20.56

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

 
Egypt
Peru
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$23.44
EGP1,157.14
$42.67
PEN162.46
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.49
EGP2,393.52
$26.03
PEN99.10
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.17
EGP4,796.45
$66.63
PEN253.72

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