Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 25.7% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Peru, you would:
pay 34.8% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
$7.69
AMD2,970.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
$6.91
AMD2,671.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
$0.90
AMD348.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
$0.49
AMD187.67
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
$0.65
AMD249.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
$3.73
AMD1,440.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
$5.47
AMD2,116.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
$2.11
AMD815.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
$3.10
AMD1,198.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
$0.52
AMD201.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.81
AMD313.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$0.73
AMD281.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$0.76
AMD293.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.30
AMD117.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$0.28
AMD108.00
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
|
Peru
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
$4.74
AMD1,833.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN67.04
|
$12.96
AMD5,007.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,778.87
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,353,398.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.10
|
$3.33
AMD1,288.53
|
|
pay 50.6% more for housing
|
Peru
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.79
|
$20.16
AMD7,790.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,273.46
|
$519.26
AMD200,708.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN928.83
|
$429.13
AMD165,871.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN163.08
|
$89.11
AMD34,445.32
|
|
pay 34.5% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN730.89
|
$232.04
AMD89,689.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,070.21
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,223,497.33
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
$1.64
AMD634.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
$2.52
AMD973.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
$2.59
AMD1,001.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN121.08
|
$45.58
AMD17,617.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
$5.61
AMD2,169.51
|
|
pay 70.5% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN170.04
|
$75.77
AMD29,288.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.31
|
$54.33
AMD20,998.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN264.37
|
$106.04
AMD40,986.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN268.29
|
$93.12
AMD35,994.62
|
|
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