Cost of living comparison
Peru is 35.0% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Peru instead of Greece, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$3.74
PEN14.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$5.76
PEN21.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$0.93
PEN3.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.47
PEN1.79
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$3.22
PEN12.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$4.63
PEN17.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$2.67
PEN10.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$2.40
PEN9.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.71
PEN2.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.38
PEN1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$5.19
PEN19.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$17.61
PEN67.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$16.04
PEN61.07
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$28.54
PEN108.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$239.27
PEN911.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$37.17
PEN141.53
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$170.53
PEN649.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$2.47
PEN9.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$2.84
PEN10.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$5.40
PEN20.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$32.14
PEN122.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$5.04
PEN19.17
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$42.67
PEN162.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$26.03
PEN99.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$66.63
PEN253.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$62.87
PEN239.38
|
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