Cost of living comparison
Peru is 5.4% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Peru instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB917.49
|
$3.74
PEN14.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
$5.76
PEN21.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB107.07
|
$0.93
PEN3.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB48.46
|
$0.47
PEN1.79
|
|
pay 33.3% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB61.78
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB440.01
|
$3.22
PEN12.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB356.21
|
$4.63
PEN17.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB151.74
|
$2.67
PEN10.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB198.28
|
$2.40
PEN9.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB67.63
|
$0.71
PEN2.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB66.65
|
$0.38
PEN1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB71.46
|
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB112.19
|
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB24.89
|
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.89
|
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
|
pay 59.5% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB221.52
|
$5.19
PEN19.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,854.40
|
$17.61
PEN67.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,058,286.19
|
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB581.07
|
$16.04
PEN61.07
|
|
pay 41.3% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB637.03
|
$28.54
PEN108.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB95,929.72
|
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB58,252.03
|
$239.27
PEN911.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,654.92
|
$37.17
PEN141.53
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB46,593.89
|
$170.53
PEN649.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,040,026.13
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB305.83
|
$2.47
PEN9.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB252.12
|
$2.84
PEN10.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB244.66
|
$5.40
PEN20.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,229.75
|
$32.14
PEN122.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
$5.04
PEN19.17
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,105.20
|
$42.67
PEN162.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,225.40
|
$26.03
PEN99.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB10,881.38
|
$66.63
PEN253.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,184.01
|
$62.87
PEN239.38
|
|
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