Australia vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$598
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$607
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$8452
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
30
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
8%
🎓 Higher education
98
69
😀 Quality of life
96
54
🏙️ Population
27.2M
34.2M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 174% more expensive than in Peru ($887). Australia ranked 12th vs 113th 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 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.7 months in Peru. Ranked 4th and 83rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Peru

We calculate prices for Australia and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 64 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.

Australia Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$2223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$5.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$6.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$8.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$8160

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Cities Comparison in Australia vs Peru

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2496
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2269
2.71M
Perth
$2448
2.14M
Adelaide
$2338
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2528
608K
Canberra
$2223
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1835
284K
Ipswich
$1813
233K
Hobart
$2308
197K
Townsville
$1839
174K
Geelong
$2217
180K
Darwin
$1861
140K
Newcastle
$1997
153K
Cairns
$1695
147K
Ballarat
$1604
116K
Bunbury
$1838
75.2K
Bendigo
$1487
103K
Toowoomba
$1766
108K
Launceston
$1753
80.9K
Melton
$1906
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1635
63.2K
Hervey Bay
$1864
57.7K
Tarneit
$1822
56.4K
Blacktown
$1710
51K
Orange
$1477
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1727
70.5K
Gladstone
$1640
34.7K
Wagga Wagga
$1583
49.7K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1075
9.94M
Arequipa
$652
1.01M
Trujillo
$746
920K
Callao
$844
537K
Chiclayo
$676
553K
Piura
$660
473K
Chimbote
$540
395K
Iquitos
$760
378K
Huancayo
$611
378K
Cusco
$691
428K
Juliaca
$605
276K
Ica
$739
282K
Cajamarca
$596
201K
Tarapoto
$617
240K
Pucallpa
$534
326K
Tacna
$461
286K
Huacho
$752
201K
Huanuco
$662
197K
Ayacucho
$661
216K
Sullana
$605
162K
Puno
$571
129K
Huaraz
$608
119K
Pisco
$618
110K
Talara
$714
99.6K
Tumbes
$590
96.9K
Huaral
$796
79K
Jaen
$619
81.6K
Paita
$650
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$630
85K
Abancay
$664
72.3K