Peru vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peru Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2134
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$379
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$598
$378
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$607
$93.9
💸 GDP per capita
$8452
$433
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
3.98
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
13
🌐 English speaking %
8%
9%
🎓 Higher education
69
23
😀 Quality of life
54
17
🏙️ Population
34.2M
40.6M

The average cost of living in Peru ($887) is 67% more expensive than in Yemen ($532). Peru ranked 113th vs 183rd for Yemen 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 Yemen. Ranked 83rd and 183rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Peru vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Peru and Yemen 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$788
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$59.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2223
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.8
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$6.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$6.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.81
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.26
$3.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8160
$3643

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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 Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$551
2.96M
Aden
$526
1.15M
Taiz
$514
615K
Al Hudaydah
$515
618K
Ibb
$504
351K
Dhamar
$494
160K
Mukalla
$493
144K
Sa'dah
$491
70.2K
Sayyan
$492
70K
Zabid
$491
50.8K