Peru vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$805
$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$325
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$31
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$382
💸 GDP per capita
$7907
$3805
😃 Human freedom index
7.62
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
33
🌐 English speaking %
8%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
69
58
😀 Quality of life
45
47
🏙️ Population
33.7M
109M

The average cost of living in Peru ($805) is 35% more expensive than in the Philippines ($594). Peru ranked 124th vs 163rd 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 0.6 months in Peru compared to 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 91st and 86th 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
$4.24
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.3
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1771
$2302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1530
$1256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$2.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.9
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.15
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.6
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.9
$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$4832

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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

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$706
2.96M
Manila
$766
1.85M
Davao
$626
1.78M
Makati
$901
630K
Taguig
$780
887K
Caloocan
$640
1.66M
Valenzuela
$506
715K
Cebu
$709
964K
Pasig
$670
803K
Las Pinas
$589
606K
Paranaque
$621
690K
Muntinlupa
$676
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
Mandaluyong
$746
426K
Dasmarinas
$400
703K
La Union
$558
822K
Pasay
$770
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$597
728K
Antipolo
$535
887K
Marikina
$546
456K
Imus
$518
497K
Zamboanga
$516
977K
Bacoor
$538
665K
Palawan
$600
940K
Calamba
$486
540K
General Trias
$457
451K
Angeles
$613
463K
General Santos
$440
697K
Cainta
$704
377K
Binangonan
$487
314K