Belgium vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$2102
🏠 One person rent
$946
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$597
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$595
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$8452
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
30
🌐 English speaking %
59%
8%
🎓 Higher education
97
69
😀 Quality of life
91
54
🏙️ Population
11.9M
34.2M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 106% more expensive than in Peru ($862). Belgium ranked 25th 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 1.7 months in Belgium compared to 0.7 months in Peru. Ranked 16th and 81st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Peru

We calculate prices for Belgium and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 91 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.

Belgium Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.75
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$53.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
9.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$2251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$8.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$9360

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Peru

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1834
529K
Ghent
$1817
273K
Brussels
$2030
196K
Liege
$1596
195K
Charleroi
$1776
204K
Schaerbeek
$1896
133K
Anderlecht
$1926
121K
Leuven
$1895
101K
Bruges
$1914
119K
Hasselt
$1779
90.2K
Mons
$1577
95.3K
La Louviere
$1752
81K
Mouscron
$1617
58.2K
Aalst
$1881
88.9K
Ostend
$1544
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1583
77.7K
Tournai
$1767
69.6K
Namur
$1716
115K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
40.7K
Mechelen
$1848
86.9K
Seraing
$1600
64.3K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
57.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1799
80.2K
Roeselare
$1540
64.5K
Forest
$1969
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1844
44K
Saint-Gilles
$1895
49.7K
Dendermonde
$1769
45.7K
Verviers
$1303
55.2K
Genk
$1643
66.1K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1034
9.94M
Arequipa
$670
1.01M
Trujillo
$811
920K
Callao
$820
537K
Chiclayo
$667
553K
Piura
$651
473K
Iquitos
$745
378K
Chimbote
$527
395K
Huancayo
$598
378K
Cusco
$631
428K
Ica
$725
282K
Juliaca
$589
276K
Cajamarca
$583
201K
Pucallpa
$524
326K
Tacna
$459
286K
Tarapoto
$626
240K
Huacho
$730
201K
Huanuco
$641
197K
Ayacucho
$621
216K
Sullana
$593
162K
Puno
$558
129K
Huaraz
$604
119K
Pisco
$571
110K
Huaral
$771
99.9K
Tumbes
$577
96.9K
Talara
$705
99.6K
Jaen
$617
81.6K
Paita
$638
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$589
85K
Abancay
$612
72.3K