Peru vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$862
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$356
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$8452
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
7.62
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
46
🌐 English speaking %
8%
31%
🎓 Higher education
69
72
😀 Quality of life
53
68
🏙️ Population
34.2M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Peru ($862) is 8% less expensive than in Romania ($935). Peru ranked 119th vs 103rd for Romania 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 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 80th and 54th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Peru vs Romania

We calculate prices for Peru and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 32 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.26
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.77
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$741
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.8
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2041
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1642
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.29
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.18
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.67
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7113
$9286

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K