Peru vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$862
$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$356
$900
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$1458
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$2016
💸 GDP per capita
$8452
$35297
😃 Human freedom index
7.62
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
56
🌐 English speaking %
8%
22%
🎓 Higher education
69
90
😀 Quality of life
53
81
🏙️ Population
34.2M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Peru ($862) is 46% less expensive than in Spain ($1583). Peru ranked 119th vs 35th 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 0.7 months in Peru compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 80th and 29th 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
$4.26
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.77
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$3.85
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$741
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1218
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.8
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2041
$4581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1642
$3115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.29
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.18
$9.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$71.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.67
$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7113
$9657

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1040
9.94M
Arequipa
$624
1.01M
Trujillo
$730
920K
Callao
$838
537K
Chiclayo
$667
553K
Piura
$648
473K
Chimbote
$531
395K
Iquitos
$748
378K
Huancayo
$604
378K
Cusco
$681
428K
Juliaca
$594
276K
Cajamarca
$589
201K
Tacna
$445
286K
Tarapoto
$607
240K
Pucallpa
$527
326K
Ica
$732
282K
Huacho
$737
201K
Huanuco
$655
197K
Sullana
$596
162K
Ayacucho
$654
216K
Puno
$563
129K
Huaraz
$595
119K
Talara
$704
99.6K
Pisco
$676
110K
Tumbes
$582
96.9K
Jaen
$609
81.6K
Huaral
$775
79K
Paita
$638
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$609
85K
Abancay
$655
72.3K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2015
3.42M
Barcelona
$2087
1.7M
Valencia
$1703
826K
Tenerife
$1705
955K
Seville
$1393
687K
Zaragoza
$1457
687K
Murcia
$1305
673K
Malaga
$1617
592K
Palma de Mallorca
$1930
432K
Bilbao
$1660
348K
Alicante
$1461
359K
Valladolid
$1367
301K
Las Palmas
$1484
380K
Cordoba
$1233
323K
Vigo
$1302
294K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
258K
Terrassa
$1590
229K
Gijon
$1389
269K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
280K
San Sebastian
$1673
189K
Sabadell
$1637
222K
Badalona
$2170
227K
Granada
$1334
233K
A Coruna
$1352
249K
Oviedo
$1300
187K
Pamplona
$1585
208K
Elche
$1277
243K
Cartagena
$1206
220K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1567
211K
Burgos
$1343
177K