Argentina vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1412
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$234
$332
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$384
💸 GDP per capita
$13651
$7126
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
72.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
33
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
8%
🎓 Higher education
82
69
😀 Quality of life
53
44
🏙️ Population
47.3M
29.4M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($563) is 26% less expensive than in Peru ($765). Argentina ranked 163rd vs 120th for Peru in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Argentina compared to 0.5 months in Peru. Ranked 78th and 103rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Peru

We calculate prices for Argentina and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 32 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Argentina Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.29
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.1
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
30.92%
10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2264
$1719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$1343
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.67
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.4
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.43
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5264
$5781

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$791
3.12M
Cordoba
$621
1.33M
Rosario
$462
1.19M
San Miguel de Tucuman
$485
606K
Santa Fe
$505
406K
Salta
$538
535K
Lanus
$657
459K
Mar del Plata
$489
593K
Quilmes
$705
262K
Merlo
$623
244K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$623
238K
San Juan
$680
471K
Isidro Casanova
$639
191K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
322K
Corrientes
$523
353K
Santiago del Estero
$298
430K
Rafael Castillo
$629
148K
Berazategui
$679
181K
Moreno
$604
172K
Posadas
$340
276K
Bahia Blanca
$436
299K
Jose C. Paz
$581
217K
Rio Cuarto
$440
157K
San Justo
$642
137K
Moron
$665
99.1K
Ramos Mejia
$650
120K
Virrey del Pino
$605
156K
La Plata
$465
193K
Ezeiza
$597
160K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$932
9.94M
Callao
$778
1.13M
Arequipa
$562
1.01M
Trujillo
$611
920K
Cusco
$674
428K
Iquitos
$726
378K
Chimbote
$491
498K
Cajamarca
$476
201K
Tacna
$390
286K
Juliaca
$511
307K
Tarapoto
$525
240K
Chiclayo
$506
553K
Piura
$592
473K
Ica
$626
282K
Huancayo
$534
378K
Pucallpa
$519
326K
Huacho
$658
201K
Huanuco
$538
197K
Puno
$475
129K
Ayacucho
$491
216K
Huaraz
$522
119K
Paita
$551
179K
Puerto Maldonado
$562
85K
Sullana
$543
162K
Pisco
$593
110K
Jaen
$504
81.6K
Huaral
$694
79K
Abancay
$583
72.3K
Tumbes
$472
96.9K
Talara
$532
91.4K