India vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$440
$804
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1134
$1991
🏠 One person rent
$181
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$598
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$670
$411
💸 GDP per capita
$2485
$7790
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
33
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
8%
🎓 Higher education
74
69
😀 Quality of life
41
44
🏙️ Population
1.33B
29.4M

The average cost of living in India ($440) is 45% less expensive than in Peru ($804). India ranked 192nd 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 1.5 months in India compared to 0.5 months in Peru. Ranked 113th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Peru

We calculate prices for India and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.14
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.35
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$1777
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1064
$1462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$4.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$5.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.5
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1862
$6387

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$505
26.5M
Bangalore
$578
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$488
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$433
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$471
7.65M
Surat
$785
5.94M
Kolkata
$408
4.5M
Jaipur
$395
3.07M
Nagpur
$403
2.41M
Lucknow
$393
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$400
2.04M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Thane
$484
1.89M
Gurgaon
$533
877K
Ghaziabad
$391
2.38M
Vadodara
$406
2.07M
Indore
$379
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.27M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Kalyan
$396
1.25M
Kanpur
$329
3.07M
Bhopal
$367
1.8M
Rajkot
$326
2.04M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Varanasi
$316
1.2M
Bilaspur
$387
1.63M
Agra
$360
1.59M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M

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