Peru vs Qatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Qatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$804
$1807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1991
$4088
🏠 One person rent
$346
$1169
🏘️ Family rent
$598
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$3745
💸 GDP per capita
$7790
$87480
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
5.39
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
58
🌐 English speaking %
8%
30%
🎓 Higher education
69
71
😀 Quality of life
44
77
🏙️ Population
29.4M
2.64M

The average cost of living in Peru ($804) is 55% less expensive than in Qatar ($1807). Peru ranked 123rd vs 22nd for Qatar 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 2.1 months in Qatar. Ranked 93rd and 35th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Peru vs Qatar

We calculate prices for Peru and Qatar as a population-weighted mean of 32 and 2 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 Qatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.62
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$12.5
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$706
$2596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1777
$4577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1462
$3275
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.8
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.74
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.77
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.4
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$799
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6387
$11222

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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 Qatar

City Cost of living Population
Doha
$1810
1.19M
Al Khor
$1719
31.5K