Peru vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$862
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$1678
🏠 One person rent
$367
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$597
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$595
$100
💸 GDP per capita
$8452
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
6.53
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
67
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
40
🌐 English speaking %
8%
21.7%
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
54
34
🏙️ Population
34.2M
68.6M

The average cost of living in Peru ($862) is 32% more expensive than in Tanzania ($654). Peru ranked 119th vs 159th for Tanzania 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 0.2 months in Tanzania. Ranked 81st and 141st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Peru vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Peru and Tanzania 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 Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.19
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.04
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.8
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.89%
16.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2251
$1458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$3706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$6.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.69
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.16
$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$524
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9360
$10975

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Cities Comparison in Peru vs Tanzania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1034
9.94M
Arequipa
$670
1.01M
Trujillo
$811
920K
Callao
$820
537K
Chiclayo
$667
553K
Piura
$651
473K
Iquitos
$745
378K
Chimbote
$527
395K
Huancayo
$598
378K
Cusco
$631
428K
Ica
$725
282K
Juliaca
$589
276K
Cajamarca
$583
201K
Pucallpa
$524
326K
Tacna
$459
286K
Tarapoto
$626
240K
Huacho
$730
201K
Huanuco
$641
197K
Ayacucho
$621
216K
Sullana
$593
162K
Puno
$558
129K
Huaraz
$604
119K
Pisco
$571
110K
Huaral
$771
99.9K
Tumbes
$577
96.9K
Talara
$705
99.6K
Jaen
$617
81.6K
Paita
$638
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$589
85K
Abancay
$612
72.3K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$735
4.72M
Mwanza
$613
706K
Zanzibar
$586
710K
Mbeya
$463
542K
Morogoro
$417
471K
Arusha
$618
416K
Tanga
$533
221K
Dodoma
$495
214K
Moshi
$540
145K
Stone Town
$546
18K