Cost of living comparison
Middlesbrough is 2.9 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Middlesbrough instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.43
|
$21.44
£16.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.39
|
$11.35
£8.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.92
|
$2.77
£2.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.09
|
$1.53
£1.21
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
Peru
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.13
|
$1.81
£1.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.93
|
$2.97
£2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.76
|
$7.24
£5.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.44
|
$3.03
£2.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.65
|
$2.55
£2.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.45
|
$1.06
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
$0.86
£0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.72
|
$0.90
£0.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.86
£0.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.63
|
$0.77
£0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.68
|
$0.55
£0.43
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Peru
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.39
|
$7.36
£5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN67.54
|
$75.67
£59.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN76,336.69
|
$31,530.42
£24,918.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.53
|
$13.04
£10.31
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Peru
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN111.60
|
$61.48
£48.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,282.84
|
$567.55
£448.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN935.67
|
$662.14
£523.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN164.28
|
$434.01
£342.99
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN736.27
|
$882.85
£697.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,225.31
|
$27,326.37
£21,595.89
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.82
|
$6.31
£4.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.37
|
$3.56
£2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.41
|
$17.03
£13.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN121.97
|
$48.43
£38.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.42
|
$15.13
£11.96
|
|
pay 97.6% more for clothing
Peru
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN171.30
|
$99.32
£78.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.96
|
$54.65
£43.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN266.31
|
$157.65
£124.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN270.27
|
$79.88
£63.13
|
|
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