Peru vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$804
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1991
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$346
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$598
$579
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$392
💸 GDP per capita
$7790
$3726
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
34
🌐 English speaking %
8%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
69
59
😀 Quality of life
44
46
🏙️ Population
29.4M
109M

The average cost of living in Peru ($804) is 31% more expensive than in the Philippines ($615). Peru ranked 123rd vs 161st 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 0.5 months in Peru compared to 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 93rd and 88th 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
$4.03
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.62
$3.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$706
$671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1777
$2157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1462
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.8
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$2.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.74
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.77
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.4
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6387
$5937

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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

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$738
2.96M
Manila
$801
1.85M
Davao
$623
1.78M
Makati
$816
630K
Caloocan
$668
1.66M
Taguig
$820
887K
Cebu
$730
964K
Pasig
$705
803K
Valenzuela
$453
715K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
Las Pinas
$633
606K
Paranaque
$650
690K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
728K
Muntinlupa
$725
543K
San Jose del Monte
$570
652K
La Union
$581
822K
Pasay
$650
441K
Antipolo
$590
887K
Marikina
$538
456K
Calamba
$518
540K
Imus
$614
497K
General Trias
$602
451K
Zamboanga
$501
977K
Bacoor
$564
665K
Mandaluyong
$770
426K
Palawan
$614
940K
General Santos
$463
697K
Angeles
$668
463K
Cainta
$717
377K
Binan
$579
407K