Peru vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$765
$509
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$332
$166
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$282
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$20.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$384
$199
💸 GDP per capita
$7126
$3354
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
6.13
❤️ Life expectancy
72.4
76.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
34
🌐 English speaking %
8%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
69
58
😀 Quality of life
44
44
🏙️ Population
29.4M
21.4M

The average cost of living in Peru ($765) is 50% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($509). Peru ranked 120th vs 175th 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 0.5 months in Peru compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 103rd 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
$3.79
$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.5
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.11%
19.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1343
$1240
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$6.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$2.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$7.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$6.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$11.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$8.89
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.5
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$55.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$26.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5781
$469

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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 Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$582
753K
Trincomalee
$523
99.1K
Beruwala
$507
165K
Galle
$345
93.1K
Kandy
$409
120K
Gampaha
$465
191K
Negombo
$406
142K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
116K
Anuradhapura
$533
63.2K
Matara
$469
68.2K