Peru vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$805
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$325
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$21.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$226
💸 GDP per capita
$7907
$3828
😃 Human freedom index
7.62
6.11
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
32
🌐 English speaking %
8%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
69
57
😀 Quality of life
45
43
🏙️ Population
33.7M
21.4M

The average cost of living in Peru ($805) is 44% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($560). Peru ranked 124th vs 171st for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 91st and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Peru vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Peru and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 32 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.3
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
16.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1771
$1499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1530
$1041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$8.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.9
$9.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.15
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.6
$3.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.9
$28.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$30.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$4123

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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 Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$631
753K
Gampaha
$429
191K
Kandy
$425
120K
Trincomalee
$546
99.1K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
116K
Beruwala
$580
165K
Negombo
$467
142K
Anuradhapura
$582
63.2K
Galle
$498
93.1K
Matara
$502
68.2K