Cost of living comparison
Peru is 50.7% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Peru instead of Israel, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪70.03
|
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪55.47
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.63
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.95
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Israel
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.51
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.87
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.78
|
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.92
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.62
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.16
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.50
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.94
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.15
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.29
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.32
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Israel
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪27.17
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪205.51
|
$17.78
PEN67.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪144,067.36
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,778.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪50.21
|
$15.41
PEN58.10
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
Israel
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪99.83
|
$29.39
PEN110.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,728.68
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,222.78
|
$246.39
PEN928.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪651.72
|
$43.26
PEN163.08
|
|
pay 64.3% less for childcare
Israel
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,267.69
|
$193.88
PEN730.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,780.13
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,070.21
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.43
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.62
|
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.86
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪246.11
|
$32.12
PEN121.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.63
|
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
|
pay 48.2% less for clothing
Israel
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪331.73
|
$45.11
PEN170.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪216.43
|
$23.43
PEN88.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪430.86
|
$70.13
PEN264.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪490.17
|
$71.17
PEN268.29
|
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