Peru vs Rwanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Rwanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$862
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$1897
🏠 One person rent
$367
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$597
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$595
$135
💸 GDP per capita
$8452
$1000
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
5.67
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
67.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
58
🌐 English speaking %
8%
21.2%
🎓 Higher education
69
23
😀 Quality of life
54
31
🏙️ Population
34.2M
14.3M

The average cost of living in Peru ($862) is 5% more expensive than in Rwanda ($819). Peru ranked 119th vs 126th for Rwanda 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 0.2 months in Rwanda. Ranked 81st and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Peru vs Rwanda

We calculate prices for Peru and Rwanda as a population-weighted mean of 32 and 8 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 Rwanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.19
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.04
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$1282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$780
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.8
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.89%
16.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2251
$10729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.69
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.16
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9360
$7676

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$872
1.75M
Ruhengeri
$553
153K
Gisenyi
$411
53.6K
Byumba
$671
36.4K
Cyangugu
$543
27.4K
Nyanza
$583
25.4K
Butare
$447
19.9K
Kibuye
$533
12.3K