Cost of living comparison
Peru is 31.5% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Peru instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 11.4% more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
$3.74
PEN13.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
$5.76
PEN21.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
$0.93
PEN3.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
$0.47
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
$2.12
PEN7.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
$3.22
PEN11.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
$4.63
PEN17.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
$2.40
PEN8.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
$0.71
PEN2.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
$0.44
PEN1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
$5.19
PEN19.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
$17.61
PEN65.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,114.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
$16.04
PEN59.49
|
|
pay 33.4% more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
$28.54
PEN105.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
$324.84
PEN1,204.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
$239.27
PEN887.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
$37.17
PEN137.85
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
$170.53
PEN632.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,109.26
|
|
pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
$2.47
PEN9.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
$2.84
PEN10.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
$5.40
PEN20.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
$32.14
PEN119.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
$5.04
PEN18.68
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
$42.67
PEN158.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
$26.03
PEN96.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
$66.63
PEN247.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
$62.87
PEN233.16
|
|
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