Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.1 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN14.25
|
$18.70
£14.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.95
|
$9.25
£7.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.55
|
$2.23
£1.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.79
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
pay 71.9% more for groceries
Peru
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$1.53
£1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.26
|
$4.35
£3.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.63
|
$5.92
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.18
|
$3.77
£2.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN9.16
|
$3.70
£2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.70
|
$1.23
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.47
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
$1.42
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Peru
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.75
|
$7.07
£5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN67.04
|
$98.23
£77.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27
|
$34,832.80
£27,605.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN61.07
|
$17.15
£13.59
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Peru
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN108.67
|
$39.40
£31.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
|
$1,243.58
£985.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN911.05
|
$1,020.84
£809.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN141.53
|
$229.21
£181.65
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Peru
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN649.34
|
$1,497.56
£1,186.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04
|
$18,629.32
£14,764.09
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.40
|
$5.63
£4.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.83
|
$4.12
£3.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.56
|
$17.47
£13.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN122.38
|
$45.31
£35.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN19.17
|
$12.89
£10.22
|
|
pay 56.9% more for clothing
Peru
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN162.46
|
$78.43
£62.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN99.10
|
$40.13
£31.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN253.72
|
$90.36
£71.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN239.38
|
$96.72
£76.65
|
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