Cost of living comparison
Peru is 24.1% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Peru instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$3.74
PEN14.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$5.76
PEN21.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$0.93
PEN3.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.47
PEN1.79
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$3.22
PEN12.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$4.63
PEN17.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$2.67
PEN10.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$2.40
PEN9.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$0.71
PEN2.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.38
PEN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
|
pay 78.4% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$5.19
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$17.61
PEN67.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$16.04
PEN61.07
|
|
pay 67.4% more for housing
Kiev
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$28.54
PEN108.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$239.27
PEN911.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$37.17
PEN141.53
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$170.53
PEN649.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04
|
|
pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$2.47
PEN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$2.84
PEN10.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$5.40
PEN20.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$32.14
PEN122.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$5.04
PEN19.17
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$42.67
PEN162.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$26.03
PEN99.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$66.63
PEN253.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$62.87
PEN239.38
|
|
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