Cost of living comparison
Peru is 58.3% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.3% less in Peru
- Groceries
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pay 52.6% less in Peru
- Transportation
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pay 46.5% less in Peru
- Housing
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pay 62.3% less in Peru
- Childcare
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pay 76.0% less in Peru
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 47.3% less in Peru
- Clothing
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pay 50.3% less in Peru
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Peru.
If you lived in Peru instead of Paris, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.29
|
$3.74
PEN13.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.43
|
$5.76
PEN21.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.64
|
$0.93
PEN3.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.63
|
$0.47
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 52.6% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.78
|
$2.12
PEN7.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.98
|
$3.22
PEN11.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.80
|
$4.63
PEN16.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.31
|
$2.67
PEN9.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.62
|
$2.40
PEN8.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.41
|
$0.71
PEN2.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.94
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.33
|
$0.44
PEN1.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.58
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.98
|
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.07
|
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.80
|
$5.19
PEN18.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€82.31
|
$17.61
PEN64.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€29,055.42
|
$20,522.48
PEN74,948.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€22.08
|
$16.04
PEN58.58
|
|
pay 62.3% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€29.91
|
$28.54
PEN104.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,215.28
|
$324.84
PEN1,186.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€939.84
|
$239.27
PEN873.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€167.43
|
$37.17
PEN135.74
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€672.20
|
$170.53
PEN622.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€14,170.47
|
$4,073.87
PEN14,877.78
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.67
|
$2.47
PEN9.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.83
|
$2.84
PEN10.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.91
|
$5.40
PEN19.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€32.43
|
$32.14
PEN117.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.38
|
$5.04
PEN18.39
|
|
pay 50.3% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€92.27
|
$42.67
PEN155.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€41.39
|
$26.03
PEN95.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€99.14
|
$66.63
PEN243.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€132.42
|
$62.87
PEN229.59
|
|
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