Denmark vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

Denmark Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1922
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4529
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$1023
$332
🏘️ Family rent
$1874
$556
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3563
$433
💸 GDP per capita
$66983
$7126
😃 Human freedom index
8.72
7.51
❤️ Life expectancy
81.4
72.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
36
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
8%
🎓 Higher education
97
69
😀 Quality of life
96
47
🏙️ Population
5.83M
29.4M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($1922) is 144% more expensive than in Peru ($789). Denmark ranked 16th vs 110th 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 1.9 months in Denmark compared to 0.5 months in Peru. Ranked 3rd and 92nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Peru

We calculate prices for Denmark and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 27 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.

Denmark Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.1
 Cappuccino
$5.65
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.62
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2025
$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
9.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5793
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3968
$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$4.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.88
$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.1
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.1
$7.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$498
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5851
$5547

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2399
644K
Aarhus
$1832
285K
Odense
$1940
177K
Aalborg
$1627
113K
Esbjerg
$1526
115K
Frederiksberg
$2086
105K
Naestved
$1610
41.9K
Gentofte
$2052
75.8K
Vejle
$1631
56.6K
Randers
$1629
62.8K
Kolding
$1503
58.8K
Silkeborg
$1540
44.3K
Horsens
$1485
59.4K
Holstebro
$1329
35.4K
Herning
$1599
44.6K
Horsholm
$1932
47.5K
Roskilde
$1705
50K
Helsingor
$1675
47.4K
Fredericia
$1731
39.9K
Hillerod
$2114
36K
Viborg
$1396
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1513
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1451
27.6K
Nuuk
$1980
18.3K
Svendborg
$1729
27.2K
Haderslev
$1408
22K
Torshavn
$1994
13.3K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$951
9.94M
Callao
$804
1.13M
Arequipa
$608
1.01M
Trujillo
$667
920K
Cusco
$722
428K
Iquitos
$706
378K
Chimbote
$479
498K
Cajamarca
$518
201K
Tacna
$442
286K
Chiclayo
$537
553K
Juliaca
$656
307K
Piura
$603
473K
Pucallpa
$553
326K
Tarapoto
$517
240K
Huancayo
$508
378K
Huacho
$668
201K
Ica
$572
282K
Huanuco
$619
197K
Puno
$519
129K
Paita
$576
179K
Ayacucho
$535
216K
Sullana
$573
162K
Puerto Maldonado
$623
85K
Jaen
$537
81.6K
Tumbes
$504
96.9K
Pisco
$600
110K
Huaral
$712
79K
Huaraz
$484
119K
Abancay
$678
72.3K
Talara
$571
91.4K