Cost of living comparison
Peru is 13.8% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 11.9% more for restaurants
|
Namibia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD126.98
|
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD57.50
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.40
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD10.55
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.16
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD51.54
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD84.93
|
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD45.83
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD38.13
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD15.61
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.39
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.37
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD11.70
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.14
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD7.74
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD80.55
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD478.59
|
$17.78
PEN67.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD218,430.97
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,778.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD111.99
|
$15.41
PEN58.10
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
|
Namibia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD993.05
|
$29.39
PEN110.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,609.71
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,247.21
|
$246.39
PEN928.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD884.72
|
$43.26
PEN163.08
|
|
pay 17.0% more for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD2,926.27
|
$193.88
PEN730.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD83,605.74
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,070.21
|
|
pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD26.37
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD27.45
|
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD45.79
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD608.75
|
$32.12
PEN121.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD81.55
|
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD695.34
|
$45.11
PEN170.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD433.42
|
$23.43
PEN88.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,759.16
|
$70.13
PEN264.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,005.91
|
$71.17
PEN268.29
|
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