Cost of living comparison
Peru is 19.4% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 18.8% more for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
$3.74
PEN14.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
$5.76
PEN21.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
$0.93
PEN3.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
$0.47
PEN1.79
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
$3.22
PEN12.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
$4.63
PEN17.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
$2.67
PEN10.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
$2.40
PEN9.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
$0.71
PEN2.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
$0.38
PEN1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
$5.19
PEN19.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
$17.61
PEN67.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
$16.04
PEN61.07
|
|
pay 6.7% more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
$28.54
PEN108.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
$239.27
PEN911.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
$37.17
PEN141.53
|
|
pay 20.8% less for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
$170.53
PEN649.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04
|
|
pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
$2.47
PEN9.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
$2.84
PEN10.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
$5.40
PEN20.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
$32.14
PEN122.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
$5.04
PEN19.17
|
|
pay 30.0% more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
$42.67
PEN162.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
$26.03
PEN99.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
$66.63
PEN253.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
$62.87
PEN239.38
|
|
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