Peru vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$765
$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$3093
🏠 One person rent
$332
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$1095
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$98.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$384
$2392
💸 GDP per capita
$7126
$32423
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
8.12
❤️ Life expectancy
72.4
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
63
🌐 English speaking %
8%
20%
🎓 Higher education
69
87
😀 Quality of life
44
87
🏙️ Population
29.4M
51.5M

The average cost of living in Peru ($765) is 32% less expensive than in South Korea ($1118). Peru ranked 120th vs 62nd for South Korea 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 South Korea. Ranked 103rd and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Peru vs South Korea

We calculate prices for Peru and South Korea as a population-weighted mean of 32 and 87 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 South Korea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.31
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.5
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.11%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$10104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1343
$6925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$9.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5781
$17694

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$932
9.94M
Callao
$778
1.13M
Arequipa
$562
1.01M
Trujillo
$611
920K
Cusco
$674
428K
Iquitos
$726
378K
Chimbote
$491
498K
Cajamarca
$476
201K
Tacna
$390
286K
Juliaca
$511
307K
Tarapoto
$525
240K
Chiclayo
$506
553K
Piura
$592
473K
Ica
$626
282K
Huancayo
$534
378K
Pucallpa
$519
326K
Huacho
$658
201K
Huanuco
$538
197K
Puno
$475
129K
Ayacucho
$491
216K
Huaraz
$522
119K
Paita
$551
179K
Puerto Maldonado
$562
85K
Sullana
$543
162K
Pisco
$593
110K
Jaen
$504
81.6K
Huaral
$694
79K
Abancay
$583
72.3K
Tumbes
$472
96.9K
Talara
$532
91.4K

In South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1444
9.67M
Busan
$1029
3.45M
Incheon
$1020
2.94M
Daegu
$1113
2.44M
Daejeon
$924
1.48M
Gwangju
$1147
1.49M
Suwon
$987
1.23M
Ulsan
$1078
1.15M
Seongnam
$1121
949K
Changwon
$1073
1.05M
Cheongju
$903
849K
Yongin
$1256
971K
Jeju Island
$1056
678K
Goyang
$1144
1.06M
Hwaseong
$1088
904K
Namyangju
$1106
713K
Bucheon
$1152
793K
Gimhae
$907
534K
Jeju
$1003
435K
Cheonan
$940
652K
Ansan
$1127
653K
Siheung
$1081
425K
Uijeongbu
$986
463K
Anyang
$1097
548K
Gunsan
$975
275K
Pohang
$989
504K
Masan
$1006
430K
Jeonju
$787
653K
Pyeongtaek
$924
458K
Paju
$1072
415K