Colombia vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$804
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$1991
🏠 One person rent
$317
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$598
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$411
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$7790
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
33
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
8%
🎓 Higher education
77
69
😀 Quality of life
36
44
🏙️ Population
49.1M
29.4M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 9% less expensive than in Peru ($804). Colombia ranked 130th vs 123rd 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 0.5 months in Peru. Ranked 131st and 93rd 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
$5.11
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1777
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$1462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$4.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$5.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$6387

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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
$868
7.74M
Medellin
$873
2.53M
Cali
$733
2.47M
Barranquilla
$789
1.33M
Cartagena
$748
915K
Cucuta
$552
806K
Bucaramanga
$642
615K
Soledad
$840
676K
Pereira
$641
591K
Soacha
$748
783K
Bello
$789
562K
Villavicencio
$475
664K
Buenaventura
$718
424K
Santa Marta
$979
516K
Valledupar
$558
544K
Manizales
$653
454K
Pasto
$488
411K
Palmira
$652
359K
Monteria
$620
400K
Neiva
$520
380K
Ibague
$501
541K
Barrancabermeja
$573
300K
Envigado
$871
229K
Armenia
$541
301K
Floridablanca
$584
267K
Popayan
$462
301K
Sincelejo
$506
287K
Tulua
$477
219K
Tumaco
$544
213K
Zipaquira
$681
196K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$986
9.94M
Arequipa
$560
1.01M
Trujillo
$699
920K
Callao
$779
537K
Cusco
$643
428K
Iquitos
$679
378K
Piura
$564
473K
Cajamarca
$500
201K
Chimbote
$496
395K
Tacna
$406
286K
Huancayo
$591
378K
Juliaca
$522
276K
Tarapoto
$549
240K
Chiclayo
$515
553K
Ica
$640
282K
Pucallpa
$548
326K
Huacho
$687
201K
Huanuco
$612
197K
Sullana
$498
162K
Puno
$490
129K
Huaraz
$553
119K
Tumbes
$454
96.9K
Puerto Maldonado
$560
85K
Pisco
$605
110K
Talara
$504
99.6K
Jaen
$517
81.6K
Ayacucho
$588
216K
Huaral
$726
79K
Abancay
$597
72.3K
Paita
$509
81.2K