Cost of living comparison
India is 45.0% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in India instead of Peru, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
|
Peru
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.96
|
$2.40
₹203.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.51
|
$3.90
₹331.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.48
|
$0.40
₹33.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.75
|
$0.17
₹14.09
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
|
Peru
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
$0.46
₹39.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.01
|
$2.54
₹215.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.28
|
$2.56
₹217.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.98
|
$0.94
₹79.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.97
|
$1.37
₹115.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.65
|
$0.88
₹74.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.32
₹27.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.48
₹40.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.24
₹20.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.16
₹13.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.19
₹15.91
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
|
Peru
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.36
|
$4.62
₹391.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.70
|
$10.12
₹858.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,576.26
|
$13,525.56
₹1,147,195.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.85
|
$2.94
₹249.25
|
|
pay 53.3% less for housing
|
Peru
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN106.49
|
$7.39
₹626.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,212.10
|
$138.05
₹11,709.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN892.78
|
$90.33
₹7,661.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN138.69
|
$29.97
₹2,541.86
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
|
Peru
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN636.32
|
$55.73
₹4,726.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,200.98
|
$1,565.54
₹132,784.09
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.21
|
$1.84
₹155.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.61
|
$1.59
₹134.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.15
|
$3.59
₹304.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN119.92
|
$15.33
₹1,300.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.79
|
$3.35
₹284.33
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
|
Peru
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN159.21
|
$24.02
₹2,037.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN97.12
|
$25.36
₹2,151.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN248.63
|
$41.62
₹3,529.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN234.58
|
$31.12
₹2,639.21
|
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