Cost of living comparison
Peru is 0.4% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
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Namibia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD144.19
|
$3.74
PEN14.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD76.70
|
$5.76
PEN21.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.11
|
$0.93
PEN3.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
$0.47
PEN1.78
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD15.88
|
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD60.46
|
$3.22
PEN12.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD92.75
|
$4.63
PEN17.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD46.51
|
$2.67
PEN10.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.24
|
$2.40
PEN9.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.40
|
$0.71
PEN2.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD13.89
|
$0.38
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.08
|
$0.45
PEN1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.58
|
$0.43
PEN1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.91
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD86.50
|
$5.19
PEN19.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD617.94
|
$17.61
PEN66.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD283,221.39
|
$20,522.48
PEN77,800.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD128.74
|
$16.04
PEN60.81
|
|
pay 34.6% less for housing
|
Namibia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,158.50
|
$28.54
PEN108.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,199.12
|
$324.84
PEN1,231.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD5,949.36
|
$239.27
PEN907.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD933.13
|
$37.17
PEN140.91
|
|
pay 11.3% less for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,072.52
|
$170.53
PEN646.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,135.64
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,443.92
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.03
|
$2.47
PEN9.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD32.73
|
$2.84
PEN10.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD53.81
|
$5.40
PEN20.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD629.44
|
$32.14
PEN121.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD88.83
|
$5.04
PEN19.09
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD679.73
|
$42.67
PEN161.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD488.94
|
$26.03
PEN98.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,270.21
|
$66.63
PEN252.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,261.62
|
$62.87
PEN238.33
|
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