Argentina vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2072
$2108
🏠 One person rent
$330
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$685
$567
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$8452
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
7.62
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
31
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
8%
🎓 Higher education
82
69
😀 Quality of life
57
53
🏙️ Population
45.7M
34.2M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($851) is 1% less expensive than in Peru ($862). Argentina ranked 121st vs 119th 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 0.7 months in Peru. Ranked 74th and 80th 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
$11.5
$4.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.42%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$18.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.96
$8.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$7113

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Cities Comparison in Argentina vs Peru

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1139
3.12M
Cordoba
$1049
1.33M
Rosario
$789
1.19M
Salta
$841
535K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$633
606K
Lanus
$879
459K
Mar del Plata
$780
593K
Santiago del Estero
$667
430K
Bahia Blanca
$1029
299K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$562
322K
Santa Fe
$802
406K
San Juan
$578
471K
Corrientes
$610
353K
Neuquen
$1337
289K
Quilmes
$590
262K
Merlo
$947
244K
Tandil
$800
150K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
248K
Jose C. Paz
$906
217K
Gonzalez Catan
$935
238K
Resistencia
$401
299K
Posadas
$370
276K
Las Heras
$877
204K
Parana
$761
248K
Godoy Cruz
$877
191K
Isidro Casanova
$980
191K
Comodoro Rivadavia
$729
201K
Moreno
$918
172K
Formosa
$410
222K
Berazategui
$710
181K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1040
9.94M
Arequipa
$624
1.01M
Trujillo
$730
920K
Callao
$838
537K
Chiclayo
$667
553K
Piura
$648
473K
Chimbote
$531
395K
Iquitos
$748
378K
Huancayo
$604
378K
Cusco
$681
428K
Juliaca
$594
276K
Cajamarca
$589
201K
Tacna
$445
286K
Tarapoto
$607
240K
Pucallpa
$527
326K
Ica
$732
282K
Huacho
$737
201K
Huanuco
$655
197K
Sullana
$596
162K
Ayacucho
$654
216K
Puno
$563
129K
Huaraz
$595
119K
Talara
$704
99.6K
Pisco
$676
110K
Tumbes
$582
96.9K
Jaen
$609
81.6K
Huaral
$775
79K
Paita
$638
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$609
85K
Abancay
$655
72.3K