Peru vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$805
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$3156
🏠 One person rent
$325
$801
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$1277
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$1822
💸 GDP per capita
$7907
$33509
😃 Human freedom index
7.62
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
56
🌐 English speaking %
8%
22%
🎓 Higher education
69
90
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
33.7M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Peru ($805) is 43% less expensive than in Spain ($1402). Peru ranked 124th vs 38th for Spain in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Peru compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 91st and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Peru vs Spain

We calculate prices for Peru and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 32 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.35
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$653
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.3
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1771
$3979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1530
$2578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.9
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.15
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.6
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.9
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$8661

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$977
9.94M
Arequipa
$588
1.01M
Trujillo
$714
920K
Callao
$790
537K
Chiclayo
$598
553K
Piura
$565
473K
Iquitos
$694
378K
Chimbote
$504
395K
Cusco
$626
428K
Huancayo
$562
378K
Cajamarca
$549
201K
Juliaca
$547
276K
Pucallpa
$489
326K
Tacna
$414
286K
Tarapoto
$562
240K
Ica
$656
282K
Huacho
$685
201K
Huanuco
$622
197K
Sullana
$505
162K
Ayacucho
$598
216K
Puno
$520
129K
Huaraz
$561
119K
Tumbes
$463
96.9K
Talara
$513
99.6K
Pisco
$614
110K
Jaen
$548
81.6K
Paita
$518
81.2K
Huaral
$727
79K
Puerto Maldonado
$560
85K
Abancay
$591
72.3K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1781
3.42M
Barcelona
$1841
1.7M
Valencia
$1522
826K
Seville
$1255
687K
Tenerife
$1612
932K
Zaragoza
$1101
687K
Murcia
$1138
673K
Malaga
$1430
592K
Bilbao
$1455
348K
Palma de Mallorca
$1696
432K
Las Palmas
$1268
380K
Alicante
$1300
359K
Cordoba
$1100
323K
Vigo
$1227
294K
Terrassa
$1361
229K
Gijon
$1233
269K
Valladolid
$1212
301K
Sabadell
$1431
222K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
280K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
258K
Pamplona
$1422
208K
San Sebastian
$1477
189K
Badalona
$1747
227K
A Coruna
$1196
249K
Granada
$1164
233K
Jerez de la Frontera
$892
214K
Oviedo
$1129
186K
Cartagena
$1068
220K
Elche
$1154
243K
Burgos
$1107
176K