Peru vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2134
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$379
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$598
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$607
$1159
💸 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 ($887) is 9% less expensive than in Romania ($973). Peru ranked 113th 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 83rd and 48th 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
$4.48
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$788
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2223
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.8
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.81
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.26
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8160
$10186

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1075
9.94M
Arequipa
$652
1.01M
Trujillo
$746
920K
Callao
$844
537K
Chiclayo
$676
553K
Piura
$660
473K
Chimbote
$540
395K
Iquitos
$760
378K
Huancayo
$611
378K
Cusco
$691
428K
Juliaca
$605
276K
Ica
$739
282K
Cajamarca
$596
201K
Tarapoto
$617
240K
Pucallpa
$534
326K
Tacna
$461
286K
Huacho
$752
201K
Huanuco
$662
197K
Ayacucho
$661
216K
Sullana
$605
162K
Puno
$571
129K
Huaraz
$608
119K
Pisco
$618
110K
Talara
$714
99.6K
Tumbes
$590
96.9K
Huaral
$796
79K
Jaen
$619
81.6K
Paita
$650
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$630
85K
Abancay
$664
72.3K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K