Peru vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$862
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1445
🏠 One person rent
$356
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$318
💸 GDP per capita
$8452
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
7.62
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
33
🌐 English speaking %
8%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
69
57
😀 Quality of life
53
48
🏙️ Population
34.2M
116M

The average cost of living in Peru ($862) is 42% more expensive than in the Philippines ($607). Peru ranked 119th vs 164th for the Philippines in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Peru compared to 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 80th and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Peru vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Peru and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 32 and 86 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.

Peru Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.26
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.77
$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$741
$636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.8
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
7.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2041
$2439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1642
$1269
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$2.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.29
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.18
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.67
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7113
$6039

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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

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$717
2.96M
Manila
$790
1.85M
Taguig
$807
887K
Caloocan
$568
1.66M
Pasig
$642
803K
Davao
$633
1.78M
Antipolo
$570
887K
Paranaque
$651
690K
Cebu
$795
964K
San Jose del Monte
$511
652K
Mandaluyong
$742
426K
Pasay
$785
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$595
728K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
La Union
$578
822K
Valenzuela
$432
715K
Marikina
$555
456K
Zamboanga
$514
977K
Bacoor
$540
665K
Las Pinas
$628
606K
Palawan
$638
940K
General Santos
$514
697K
Cainta
$760
377K
Lapu-Lapu
$720
498K
Muntinlupa
$692
543K
Calamba
$489
540K
Angeles
$624
463K
General Trias
$519
451K
Bacolod
$576
601K
San Fernando
$609
355K