Cost of living comparison
Peru is 12.8% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
$3.74
PEN13.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
$5.76
PEN21.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
$0.93
PEN3.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
$0.47
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
$2.12
PEN7.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
$3.22
PEN11.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
$4.63
PEN17.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
$2.40
PEN8.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
$0.71
PEN2.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
$0.44
PEN1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 74.0% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
$5.19
PEN19.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
$17.61
PEN65.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,114.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
$16.04
PEN59.49
|
|
pay 8.6% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
$28.54
PEN105.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
$324.84
PEN1,204.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
$239.27
PEN887.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
$37.17
PEN137.85
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
$170.53
PEN632.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,109.26
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
$2.47
PEN9.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
$2.84
PEN10.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
$5.40
PEN20.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
$32.14
PEN119.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
$5.04
PEN18.68
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
$42.67
PEN158.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
$26.03
PEN96.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
$66.63
PEN247.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
$62.87
PEN233.16
|
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