Peru vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$862
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$2377
🏠 One person rent
$367
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$597
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$595
$1126
💸 GDP per capita
$8452
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
45
🌐 English speaking %
8%
31%
🎓 Higher education
69
71
😀 Quality of life
54
71
🏙️ Population
34.2M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Peru ($862) is 10% less expensive than in Romania ($958). Peru ranked 119th vs 104th 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 81st and 50th 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
$4.19
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.8
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.89%
7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2251
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.69
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.16
$7.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9360
$9182

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In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1034
9.94M
Arequipa
$670
1.01M
Trujillo
$811
920K
Callao
$820
537K
Chiclayo
$667
553K
Piura
$651
473K
Iquitos
$745
378K
Chimbote
$527
395K
Huancayo
$598
378K
Cusco
$631
428K
Ica
$725
282K
Juliaca
$589
276K
Cajamarca
$583
201K
Pucallpa
$524
326K
Tacna
$459
286K
Tarapoto
$626
240K
Huacho
$730
201K
Huanuco
$641
197K
Ayacucho
$621
216K
Sullana
$593
162K
Puno
$558
129K
Huaraz
$604
119K
Pisco
$571
110K
Huaral
$771
99.9K
Tumbes
$577
96.9K
Talara
$705
99.6K
Jaen
$617
81.6K
Paita
$638
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$589
85K
Abancay
$612
72.3K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1148
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1230
287K
Iasi
$1048
272K
Timisoara
$1000
251K
Constanta
$1119
264K
Brasov
$1120
238K
Craiova
$953
234K
Galati
$906
218K
Ploiesti
$896
181K
Oradea
$847
183K
Sibiu
$818
134K
Bacau
$807
136K
Braila
$870
155K
Pitesti
$1018
141K
Arad
$719
145K
Targu Mures
$725
116K
Suceava
$834
120K
Piatra Neamt
$712
79.7K
Baia Mare
$738
109K
Buzau
$801
103K
Botosani
$840
90K
Bistrita
$716
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$801
93.2K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
79.9K
Targu Jiu
$824
73.5K
Satu Mare
$719
91.5K
Vaslui
$855
63K
Targoviste
$776
67K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Giurgiu
$920
54.6K