Belgium vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1540
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3611
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$821
$332
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$514
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2647
$384
💸 GDP per capita
$49927
$7126
😃 Human freedom index
8.33
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
72.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
33
🌐 English speaking %
59%
8%
🎓 Higher education
97
69
😀 Quality of life
88
44
🏙️ Population
11.6M
29.4M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1540) is 101% more expensive than in Peru ($765). Belgium ranked 30th 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 1.7 months in Belgium compared to 0.5 months in Peru. Ranked 19th and 103rd 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
$17.7
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.8
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.1
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1235
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.8
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.32%
10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3873
$1719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3159
$1343
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.74
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.4
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.33
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.4
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.7
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$562
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18692
$5781

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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
$1650
529K
Ghent
$1585
265K
Brussels
$1869
189K
Liege
$1439
195K
Charleroi
$1422
202K
Schaerbeek
$1682
133K
Anderlecht
$1659
121K
Mouscron
$1423
58.2K
Leuven
$1618
101K
Mons
$1405
95.3K
Namur
$1360
111K
Bruges
$1408
119K
Ostend
$1302
71.6K
Vilvoorde
$1599
44K
Aalst
$1678
88.9K
La Louviere
$1520
81K
Tournai
$1562
69.6K
Hasselt
$1445
77.7K
Mechelen
$1544
86.9K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
57.7K
Kortrijk
$1283
77.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1413
80.2K
Seraing
$1487
64.3K
Forest
$1652
56.6K
Roeselare
$1306
64.5K
Dendermonde
$1469
45.7K
Saint-Gilles
$1524
49.7K
Genk
$1502
66.1K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
39.8K
Verviers
$1258
55.2K

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