Cost of living comparison
Peru is 42.4% cheaper than Finland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.2% less in Peru
- Groceries
-
pay 32.6% less in Peru
- Transportation
-
pay 37.8% less in Peru
- Housing
-
pay 37.4% less in Peru
- Childcare
-
pay 47.3% less in Peru
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.6% less in Peru
- Clothing
-
pay 30.2% less in Peru
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Peru.
If you lived in Peru instead of Finland, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€12.99
|
$3.74
PEN13.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.56
|
$5.76
PEN21.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.36
|
$0.93
PEN3.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$0.47
PEN1.72
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.09
|
$2.12
PEN7.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.39
|
$3.22
PEN11.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€3.91
|
$4.63
PEN16.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.76
|
$2.67
PEN9.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€4.93
|
$2.40
PEN8.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.90
|
$0.71
PEN2.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.44
PEN1.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.43
PEN1.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.00
|
$5.19
PEN18.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€55.44
|
$17.61
PEN64.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€29,130.57
|
$20,522.48
PEN75,105.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€16.81
|
$16.04
PEN58.70
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€20.38
|
$28.54
PEN104.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€672.82
|
$324.84
PEN1,188.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€553.98
|
$239.27
PEN875.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€88.77
|
$37.17
PEN136.03
|
|
pay 47.3% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€266.95
|
$170.53
PEN624.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€7,963.80
|
$4,073.87
PEN14,909.12
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.68
|
$2.47
PEN9.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.86
|
$2.84
PEN10.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.65
|
$5.40
PEN19.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.23
|
$32.14
PEN117.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.29
|
$5.04
PEN18.43
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€68.84
|
$42.67
PEN156.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€28.57
|
$26.03
PEN95.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€75.20
|
$66.63
PEN243.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€99.45
|
$62.87
PEN230.07
|
|
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