Peru vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$805
$664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$1648
🏠 One person rent
$325
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$172
💸 GDP per capita
$7907
$1002
😃 Human freedom index
7.62
5.92
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
26
🌐 English speaking %
8%
44.7%
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
45
23
🏙️ Population
33.7M
47.1M

The average cost of living in Peru ($805) is 21% more expensive than in Uganda ($664). Peru ranked 124th vs 148th for Uganda 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 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 91st and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Peru vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Peru and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 32 and 9 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 Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$2.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.3
$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$38.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
21.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1771
$1110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1530
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$2.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$4.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.9
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.15
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.6
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.9
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$33.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$4361

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Cities Comparison in Peru vs Uganda

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$698
1.68M
Kira Town
$646
317K
Gulu
$594
177K
Kasese
$573
115K
Mbale
$605
96.2K
Jinja
$562
72.9K
Arua
$585
62K
Entebbe
$558
70K
Tororo
$602
41.9K