Cost of living comparison
Peru is 53.6% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.2% less in Peru
- Groceries
-
pay 39.6% less in Peru
- Transportation
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pay 45.1% less in Peru
- Housing
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pay 66.5% less in Peru
- Childcare
-
pay 72.2% less in Peru
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 42.2% less in Peru
- Clothing
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pay 39.1% less in Peru
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Peru.
If you lived in Peru instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Peru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€18.09
|
$3.74
PEN13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.79
|
$5.76
PEN21.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.84
|
$0.93
PEN3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.25
|
$0.47
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.73
|
$2.12
PEN7.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.99
|
$3.22
PEN11.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.25
|
$4.63
PEN17.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.26
|
$2.67
PEN9.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.64
|
$2.40
PEN8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$0.71
PEN2.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.59
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.52
|
$5.19
PEN19.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€92.52
|
$17.61
PEN65.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,819.83
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,443.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.95
|
$16.04
PEN59.75
|
|
pay 66.5% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.60
|
$28.54
PEN106.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,244.01
|
$324.84
PEN1,210.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,015.02
|
$239.27
PEN891.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€181.18
|
$37.17
PEN138.45
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,570.94
|
$170.53
PEN635.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,733.94
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,174.65
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.35
|
$2.47
PEN9.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.48
|
$2.84
PEN10.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€11.12
|
$5.40
PEN20.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.62
|
$32.14
PEN119.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.46
|
$5.04
PEN18.76
|
|
pay 39.1% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€81.39
|
$42.67
PEN158.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.91
|
$26.03
PEN96.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€89.36
|
$66.63
PEN248.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€114.38
|
$62.87
PEN234.17
|
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