Italy vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3844
$2108
🏠 One person rent
$819
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1942
$567
💸 GDP per capita
$40226
$8452
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
7.62
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
31
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
8%
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
80
53
🏙️ Population
59M
34.2M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1616) is 87% more expensive than in Peru ($862). Italy ranked 32nd vs 119th 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 0.7 months in Peru. Ranked 34th and 80th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Peru

We calculate prices for Italy and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 148 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.

Italy Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$4.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1563
$741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4727
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2702
$1642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$18.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.89
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$8.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$567
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$7113

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2020
2.75M
Milan
$2307
1.35M
Turin
$1582
842K
Naples
$1605
913K
Genoa
$1620
559K
Palermo
$1301
630K
Bologna
$1727
388K
Florence
$1785
361K
Catania
$1298
312K
Bari
$1588
316K
Verona
$1657
256K
Venice
$1704
250K
Padua
$1769
206K
Prato
$1607
196K
Messina
$1176
219K
Brescia
$1762
196K
Parma
$1589
197K
Modena
$1700
184K
Trieste
$1600
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1446
170K
Taranto
$1311
188K
Rimini
$1567
149K
Perugia
$1215
162K
Ravenna
$1384
156K
Cagliari
$1586
148K
Bergamo
$1547
120K
Foggia
$1334
145K
Livorno
$1510
153K
Forli
$1614
116K
Latina
$1345
128K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1040
9.94M
Arequipa
$624
1.01M
Trujillo
$730
920K
Callao
$838
537K
Chiclayo
$667
553K
Piura
$648
473K
Chimbote
$531
395K
Iquitos
$748
378K
Huancayo
$604
378K
Cusco
$681
428K
Juliaca
$594
276K
Cajamarca
$589
201K
Tacna
$445
286K
Tarapoto
$607
240K
Pucallpa
$527
326K
Ica
$732
282K
Huacho
$737
201K
Huanuco
$655
197K
Sullana
$596
162K
Ayacucho
$654
216K
Puno
$563
129K
Huaraz
$595
119K
Talara
$704
99.6K
Pisco
$676
110K
Tumbes
$582
96.9K
Jaen
$609
81.6K
Huaral
$775
79K
Paita
$638
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$609
85K
Abancay
$655
72.3K