Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.5 times more expensive than Peru overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.6 times more in Austria
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Austria
- Transportation
-
pay 63.9% more in Austria
- Housing
-
pay 3.5 times more in Austria
- Childcare
-
pay 3.0 times more in Austria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 66.0% more in Austria
- Clothing
-
pay 72.3% more in Austria
The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Austria are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Austria.
If you lived in Austria instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.86
|
$15.38
€14.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.35
|
$10.63
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.46
|
$3.11
€2.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.74
|
$2.40
€2.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
$2.51
€2.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN11.92
|
$8.15
€7.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.16
|
$5.62
€5.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.91
|
$4.05
€3.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.91
|
$6.06
€5.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.63
|
$1.15
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.62
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$1.88
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 63.9% more for transportation
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.22
|
$6.30
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.23
|
$48.89
€46.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,026.13
|
$26,790.93
€25,535.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.42
|
$20.20
€19.26
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN105.72
|
$36.05
€34.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,203.40
|
$834.31
€795.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN886.37
|
$704.76
€671.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN137.69
|
$275.88
€262.96
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN631.75
|
$436.40
€415.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,091.77
|
$14,173.71
€13,509.71
|
|
pay 66.0% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.14
|
$4.65
€4.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.54
|
$3.63
€3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.00
|
$6.56
€6.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN119.06
|
$45.89
€43.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.65
|
$12.58
€11.99
|
|
pay 72.3% more for clothing
Peru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN158.06
|
$85.11
€81.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN96.42
|
$43.90
€41.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN246.84
|
$88.16
€84.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN232.89
|
$118.74
€113.17
|
|
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