Peru vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$765
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$332
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$588
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$31.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$384
$364
💸 GDP per capita
$7126
$3499
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
72.4
69.3
👮 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 ($765) is 25% more expensive than in the Philippines ($614). Peru ranked 120th vs 152nd 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 103rd and 94th 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
$3.79
$3.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$3.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.5
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.9
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.11%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$2360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1343
$1293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$2.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.5
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$34.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5781
$4971

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In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$932
9.94M
Callao
$778
1.13M
Arequipa
$562
1.01M
Trujillo
$611
920K
Cusco
$674
428K
Iquitos
$726
378K
Chimbote
$491
498K
Cajamarca
$476
201K
Tacna
$390
286K
Juliaca
$511
307K
Tarapoto
$525
240K
Chiclayo
$506
553K
Piura
$592
473K
Ica
$626
282K
Huancayo
$534
378K
Pucallpa
$519
326K
Huacho
$658
201K
Huanuco
$538
197K
Puno
$475
129K
Ayacucho
$491
216K
Huaraz
$522
119K
Paita
$551
179K
Puerto Maldonado
$562
85K
Sullana
$543
162K
Pisco
$593
110K
Jaen
$504
81.6K
Huaral
$694
79K
Abancay
$583
72.3K
Tumbes
$472
96.9K
Talara
$532
91.4K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$759
2.96M
Manila
$781
1.85M
Davao
$614
1.78M
Makati
$842
630K
Taguig
$860
887K
Caloocan
$804
1.66M
Valenzuela
$491
715K
Pasig
$817
803K
Cebu
$735
964K
Las Pinas
$590
606K
Paranaque
$640
690K
Muntinlupa
$681
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
La Union
$556
822K
Dasmarinas
$441
703K
Marikina
$519
456K
Pasay
$673
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$638
728K
Antipolo
$534
887K
General Trias
$523
451K
Zamboanga
$440
977K
Mandaluyong
$792
426K
Calamba
$483
540K
Imus
$568
497K
Bacoor
$550
665K
Palawan
$584
940K
General Santos
$449
697K
Lapu-Lapu
$651
498K
Angeles
$660
463K
Binan
$511
407K