Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.3 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Peru, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.88
|
$18.85
€18.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.38
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.46
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.74
|
$2.98
€2.86
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.87
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN11.94
|
$9.88
€9.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.18
|
$4.86
€4.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.92
|
$7.68
€7.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.63
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.62
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$1.72
€1.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.24
|
$6.37
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.30
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,114.24
|
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.49
|
$34.01
€32.61
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN105.85
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,204.79
|
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN887.39
|
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN137.85
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN632.48
|
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,109.26
|
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
|
pay 71.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.15
|
$5.20
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.55
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.03
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN119.20
|
$33.59
€32.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.68
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
pay 74.9% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN158.24
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN96.53
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN247.13
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN233.16
|
$127.67
€122.41
|
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