Mexico vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$880
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2158
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$398
$325
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$328
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$678
$485
💸 GDP per capita
$13790
$7907
😃 Human freedom index
6.66
7.62
❤️ Life expectancy
74.8
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
31
🌐 English speaking %
13%
8%
🎓 Higher education
89
69
😀 Quality of life
43
45
🏙️ Population
125M
33.7M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($880) is 9% more expensive than in Peru ($805). Mexico ranked 104th vs 124th 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 0.6 months in Peru. Ranked 103rd and 91st 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
$9.38
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$579
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$31.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$48
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1856
$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1375
$1530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$6.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$28.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$7.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5685
$6432

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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
$1160
9.21M
Tijuana
$1047
1.96M
Zapopan
$1021
1.48M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
1.93M
Monterrey
$1277
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$948
1.32M
Leon
$684
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1017
1.46M
Puebla
$981
1.43M
Mexicali
$913
1.03M
Queretaro
$983
795K
Aguascalientes
$796
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
1.07M
Saltillo
$892
864K
Guadalupe
$916
692K
Naucalpan
$800
872K
Morelia
$717
963K
Cancun
$1132
889K
Chihuahua
$814
878K
Culiacan
$761
808K
Hermosillo
$814
856K
Merida
$1085
892K
Apodaca
$952
523K
Acapulco
$756
673K
San Luis Potosi
$808
773K
Tlaquepaque
$660
664K
Torreon
$646
690K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$842
443K
Tlalnepantla
$741
653K
Reynosa
$795
589K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$977
9.94M
Arequipa
$588
1.01M
Trujillo
$714
920K
Callao
$790
537K
Chiclayo
$598
553K
Piura
$565
473K
Iquitos
$694
378K
Chimbote
$504
395K
Cusco
$626
428K
Huancayo
$562
378K
Cajamarca
$549
201K
Juliaca
$547
276K
Pucallpa
$489
326K
Tacna
$414
286K
Tarapoto
$562
240K
Ica
$656
282K
Huacho
$685
201K
Huanuco
$622
197K
Sullana
$505
162K
Ayacucho
$598
216K
Puno
$520
129K
Huaraz
$561
119K
Tumbes
$463
96.9K
Talara
$513
99.6K
Pisco
$614
110K
Jaen
$548
81.6K
Paita
$518
81.2K
Huaral
$727
79K
Puerto Maldonado
$560
85K
Abancay
$591
72.3K