Colombia vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$322
$325
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$485
💸 GDP per capita
$6947
$7907
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
7.62
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
31
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
8%
🎓 Higher education
77
69
😀 Quality of life
36
45
🏙️ Population
52.3M
33.7M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($757) is 6% less expensive than in Peru ($805). Colombia ranked 129th vs 124th 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 0.6 months in Peru. Ranked 129th and 91st 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
$5.61
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.19
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$31.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$48
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.38%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1453
$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$1530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$9.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.63
$6.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$28.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.59
$7.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5870
$6432

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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
$887
8.03M
Medellin
$906
2.53M
Cali
$748
2.47M
Barranquilla
$773
1.33M
Cartagena
$760
915K
Cucuta
$562
806K
Soacha
$794
783K
Soledad
$741
676K
Pereira
$680
591K
Bucaramanga
$657
615K
Manizales
$653
454K
Bello
$839
562K
Villavicencio
$497
664K
Valledupar
$565
544K
Buenaventura
$742
424K
Ibague
$529
541K
Santa Marta
$837
516K
Pasto
$514
411K
Monteria
$645
400K
Palmira
$666
359K
Neiva
$557
380K
Barrancabermeja
$1031
300K
Floridablanca
$648
267K
Envigado
$897
229K
Armenia
$598
301K
Popayan
$477
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$513
219K
Tumaco
$571
213K
Zipaquira
$709
196K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$977
9.94M
Arequipa
$588
1.01M
Trujillo
$714
920K
Callao
$790
537K
Chiclayo
$598
553K
Piura
$565
473K
Iquitos
$694
378K
Chimbote
$504
395K
Cusco
$626
428K
Huancayo
$562
378K
Cajamarca
$549
201K
Juliaca
$547
276K
Pucallpa
$489
326K
Tacna
$414
286K
Tarapoto
$562
240K
Ica
$656
282K
Huacho
$685
201K
Huanuco
$622
197K
Sullana
$505
162K
Ayacucho
$598
216K
Puno
$520
129K
Huaraz
$561
119K
Tumbes
$463
96.9K
Talara
$513
99.6K
Pisco
$614
110K
Jaen
$548
81.6K
Paita
$518
81.2K
Huaral
$727
79K
Puerto Maldonado
$560
85K
Abancay
$591
72.3K