Argentina vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$804
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1779
$1991
🏠 One person rent
$265
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$479
$598
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$506
$411
💸 GDP per capita
$13731
$7790
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
76.1
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
33
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
8%
🎓 Higher education
82
69
😀 Quality of life
52
44
🏙️ Population
47.3M
29.4M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($702) is 13% less expensive than in Peru ($804). Argentina ranked 136th vs 123rd 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 0.7 months in Argentina compared to 0.5 months in Peru. Ranked 76th and 93rd 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
$8.6
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.5
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.25%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$1777
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$1462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.67
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.48
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$5.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.61
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3480
$6387

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$909
3.12M
Cordoba
$927
1.33M
Rosario
$631
1.19M
Mar del Plata
$748
593K
Lanus
$808
459K
Merlo
$754
244K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$695
606K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
248K
Quilmes
$481
262K
Gonzalez Catan
$757
238K
Resistencia
$379
299K
Isidro Casanova
$771
191K
Jose C. Paz
$767
217K
San Juan
$658
471K
Salta
$729
535K
Bahia Blanca
$744
299K
Las Heras
$609
204K
Moreno
$750
172K
Godoy Cruz
$608
191K
Rafael Castillo
$759
148K
Santiago del Estero
$388
430K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$604
322K
La Plata
$616
193K
Berazategui
$683
181K
Neuquen
$705
289K
Posadas
$314
276K
Virrey del Pino
$742
156K
Ezeiza
$749
160K
San Justo
$790
137K
Rio Cuarto
$534
200K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$986
9.94M
Arequipa
$560
1.01M
Trujillo
$699
920K
Callao
$779
537K
Cusco
$643
428K
Iquitos
$679
378K
Piura
$564
473K
Cajamarca
$500
201K
Chimbote
$496
395K
Tacna
$406
286K
Huancayo
$591
378K
Juliaca
$522
276K
Tarapoto
$549
240K
Chiclayo
$515
553K
Ica
$640
282K
Pucallpa
$548
326K
Huacho
$687
201K
Huanuco
$612
197K
Sullana
$498
162K
Puno
$490
129K
Huaraz
$553
119K
Tumbes
$454
96.9K
Puerto Maldonado
$560
85K
Pisco
$605
110K
Talara
$504
99.6K
Jaen
$517
81.6K
Ayacucho
$588
216K
Huaral
$726
79K
Abancay
$597
72.3K
Paita
$509
81.2K