Peru vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$804
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1991
$3555
🏠 One person rent
$346
$811
🏘️ Family rent
$598
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$3016
💸 GDP per capita
$7790
$56305
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
82
🌐 English speaking %
8%
89%
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
44
92
🏙️ Population
29.4M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Peru ($804) is 49% less expensive than in Sweden ($1571). Peru ranked 123rd vs 31st 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 0.5 months in Peru compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 93rd and 10th 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
$4.03
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.62
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$706
$1625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1777
$5608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1462
$3611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.8
$78.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.74
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.77
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.4
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6387
$4409

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Cities Comparison in Peru vs Sweden

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$986
9.94M
Arequipa
$560
1.01M
Trujillo
$699
920K
Callao
$779
537K
Cusco
$643
428K
Iquitos
$679
378K
Piura
$564
473K
Cajamarca
$500
201K
Chimbote
$496
395K
Tacna
$406
286K
Huancayo
$591
378K
Juliaca
$522
276K
Tarapoto
$549
240K
Chiclayo
$515
553K
Ica
$640
282K
Pucallpa
$548
326K
Huacho
$687
201K
Huanuco
$612
197K
Sullana
$498
162K
Puno
$490
129K
Huaraz
$553
119K
Tumbes
$454
96.9K
Puerto Maldonado
$560
85K
Pisco
$605
110K
Talara
$504
99.6K
Jaen
$517
81.6K
Ayacucho
$588
216K
Huaral
$726
79K
Abancay
$597
72.3K
Paita
$509
81.2K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1991
985K
Gothenburg
$1725
608K
Malmo
$1570
325K
Vasteras
$1338
129K
Uppsala
$1460
167K
Helsingborg
$1306
114K
Linkoping
$1347
116K
Orebro
$1275
127K
Taby
$1586
77.4K
Lund
$1459
94.4K
Umea
$1234
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1285
98.1K
Solna
$1628
85.3K
Sollentuna
$2039
77.3K
Jonkoping
$1407
101K
Eskilstuna
$1274
69.9K
Sodertalje
$1644
76.3K
Gavle
$1463
79K
Karlstad
$1259
67.1K
Halmstad
$1341
71.4K
Sigtuna
$1604
52.5K
Boras
$1264
74K
Uddevalla
$1355
57.1K
Lulea
$1355
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1285
58.8K
Skovde
$1415
57.6K
Trollhattan
$1206
50.5K
Vaxjo
$1328
71.3K
Ostersund
$1400
53K
Tumba
$1638
46K