Colombia vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2175
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$396
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$598
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$607
💸 GDP per capita
$7919
$8452
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
30
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
8%
🎓 Higher education
76
69
😀 Quality of life
46
54
🏙️ Population
52.9M
34.2M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($890) is 0.4% more expensive than in Peru ($887). Colombia ranked 111th 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 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 0.7 months in Peru. Ranked 114th and 83rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Peru

We calculate prices for Colombia and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 50 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.

Colombia Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$806
$788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.7%
10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$2223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1231
$1409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$5.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$6.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.2
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.64
$8.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7084
$8160

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs Peru

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1062
8.03M
Medellin
$1071
2.53M
Cali
$829
2.47M
Barranquilla
$909
1.33M
Cartagena
$1155
915K
Soacha
$919
783K
Cucuta
$646
806K
Soledad
$950
676K
Bucaramanga
$754
615K
Pereira
$789
591K
Bello
$915
562K
Villavicencio
$575
664K
Manizales
$717
454K
Valledupar
$687
544K
Buenaventura
$825
424K
Ibague
$529
546K
Santa Marta
$971
506K
Pasto
$637
411K
Palmira
$746
359K
Neiva
$592
380K
Monteria
$703
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1040
300K
Popayan
$606
301K
Floridablanca
$744
267K
Envigado
$992
229K
Armenia
$719
301K
Sincelejo
$572
287K
Tumaco
$663
213K
Tulua
$537
219K
Florencia
$514
192K

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