Colombia vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$339
$338
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$568
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$524
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$8452
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
7.62
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
31
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
8%
🎓 Higher education
77
69
😀 Quality of life
40
49
🏙️ Population
52.3M
33.7M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($789) is 5% less expensive than in Peru ($827). Colombia ranked 131st vs 126th 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 119th 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
$5.24
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$6.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$1897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1168
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.7
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$9.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.47
$5.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.72
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$5.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.8
$7.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6151
$6829

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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
$922
8.03M
Medellin
$937
2.53M
Cali
$751
2.47M
Barranquilla
$807
1.33M
Cartagena
$924
915K
Cucuta
$566
806K
Soledad
$847
676K
Soacha
$821
783K
Pereira
$676
591K
Bucaramanga
$668
615K
Manizales
$651
454K
Bello
$865
562K
Villavicencio
$520
664K
Valledupar
$628
544K
Buenaventura
$751
424K
Ibague
$510
546K
Santa Marta
$908
516K
Pasto
$584
411K
Neiva
$557
380K
Palmira
$690
359K
Monteria
$632
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1040
300K
Popayan
$554
301K
Floridablanca
$657
267K
Envigado
$909
229K
Armenia
$650
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$491
219K
Tumaco
$604
213K
Florencia
$467
192K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1000
9.94M
Arequipa
$604
1.01M
Trujillo
$731
920K
Callao
$805
537K
Chiclayo
$627
553K
Piura
$586
473K
Iquitos
$725
378K
Chimbote
$525
395K
Cusco
$648
428K
Huancayo
$580
378K
Cajamarca
$568
201K
Juliaca
$571
276K
Pucallpa
$509
326K
Tacna
$430
286K
Tarapoto
$584
240K
Ica
$708
282K
Huacho
$708
201K
Huanuco
$647
197K
Sullana
$526
162K
Ayacucho
$623
216K
Huaraz
$581
119K
Puno
$542
129K
Tumbes
$483
96.9K
Pisco
$650
110K
Talara
$537
99.6K
Jaen
$570
81.6K
Huaral
$745
79K
Paita
$540
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$582
85K
Abancay
$626
72.3K