Peru vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2134
$4115
🏠 One person rent
$379
$937
🏘️ Family rent
$598
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$607
$3506
💸 GDP per capita
$8452
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
80
🌐 English speaking %
8%
89%
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
54
94
🏙️ Population
34.2M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Peru ($887) is 52% less expensive than in Sweden ($1832). Peru ranked 113th vs 24th for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 83rd and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Peru vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Peru and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 32 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$8.14
 Cappuccino
$3.31
$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$1014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$788
$1766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$95.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2223
$6483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.8
$92.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.81
$9.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.26
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8160
$7091

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1075
9.94M
Arequipa
$652
1.01M
Trujillo
$746
920K
Callao
$844
537K
Chiclayo
$676
553K
Piura
$660
473K
Chimbote
$540
395K
Iquitos
$760
378K
Huancayo
$611
378K
Cusco
$691
428K
Juliaca
$605
276K
Ica
$739
282K
Cajamarca
$596
201K
Tarapoto
$617
240K
Pucallpa
$534
326K
Tacna
$461
286K
Huacho
$752
201K
Huanuco
$662
197K
Ayacucho
$661
216K
Sullana
$605
162K
Puno
$571
129K
Huaraz
$608
119K
Pisco
$618
110K
Talara
$714
99.6K
Tumbes
$590
96.9K
Huaral
$796
79K
Jaen
$619
81.6K
Paita
$650
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$630
85K
Abancay
$664
72.3K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2524
985K
Gothenburg
$1864
675K
Malmo
$1907
339K
Uppsala
$1831
175K
Orebro
$1311
129K
Vasteras
$1603
132K
Helsingborg
$1590
116K
Solna
$2118
86.4K
Linkoping
$1631
117K
Taby
$1853
78.3K
Norrkoping
$1337
98.2K
Lund
$1701
98.3K
Eskilstuna
$1547
70.6K
Sollentuna
$2065
78K
Jonkoping
$1581
103K
Gavle
$1423
86.5K
Umea
$1449
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1914
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1516
74.1K
Karlstad
$1562
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1492
70.9K
Sigtuna
$1741
53.1K
Boras
$1612
75.6K
Skovde
$1656
58.2K
Halmstad
$1412
73K
Trollhattan
$1405
50.1K
Ostersund
$1596
54K
Uddevalla
$1588
56.9K
Lulea
$1642
49.6K
Tumba
$1827
46.9K