Mexico vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1078
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2555
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$497
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$598
🍽️ Food expenses
$395
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$90
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$853
$607
💸 GDP per capita
$14186
$8452
😃 Human freedom index
6.72
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
75.1
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
30
🌐 English speaking %
13%
8%
🎓 Higher education
89
69
😀 Quality of life
50
54
🏙️ Population
131M
34.2M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($1078) is 22% more expensive than in Peru ($887). Mexico ranked 83rd vs 113th 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 0.8 months in Mexico compared to 0.7 months in Peru. Ranked 97th and 83rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico vs Peru

We calculate prices for Mexico and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 144 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.

Mexico Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$4.04
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.38%
10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2637
$2223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1696
$1409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.52
$5.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$6.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$8.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$327
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7610
$8160

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Cities Comparison in Mexico vs Peru

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1428
9.21M
Tijuana
$1295
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
1.93M
Zapopan
$1280
1.26M
Monterrey
$1494
1.14M
Puebla
$1075
1.43M
Guadalajara
$1241
1.39M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
1.07M
Leon
$885
1.58M
Naucalpan
$975
872K
Aguascalientes
$999
934K
Chihuahua
$1008
926K
Queretaro
$1241
795K
Ciudad Juarez
$1002
1.32M
Mexicali
$1004
854K
Hermosillo
$1087
856K
Cancun
$1232
889K
Saltillo
$1096
864K
San Luis Potosi
$1028
773K
Guadalupe
$1078
692K
Tlalnepantla
$1008
653K
Culiacan
$898
808K
Torreon
$844
690K
Morelia
$926
743K
Merida
$1258
892K
Apodaca
$1204
523K
Tlaquepaque
$784
650K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
531K
Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
521K
Reynosa
$999
589K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1075
9.94M
Arequipa
$652
1.01M
Trujillo
$746
920K
Callao
$844
537K
Chiclayo
$676
553K
Piura
$660
473K
Chimbote
$540
395K
Iquitos
$760
378K
Huancayo
$611
378K
Cusco
$691
428K
Juliaca
$605
276K
Ica
$739
282K
Cajamarca
$596
201K
Tarapoto
$617
240K
Pucallpa
$534
326K
Tacna
$461
286K
Huacho
$752
201K
Huanuco
$662
197K
Ayacucho
$661
216K
Sullana
$605
162K
Puno
$571
129K
Huaraz
$608
119K
Pisco
$618
110K
Talara
$714
99.6K
Tumbes
$590
96.9K
Huaral
$796
79K
Jaen
$619
81.6K
Paita
$650
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$630
85K
Abancay
$664
72.3K