Summary of cost of living in Peru

Family of four estimated monthly costs: S/. 7,161
Single person estimated monthly costs: S/. 3,321
Cost of living in Peru is cheaper than in 80% of countries in Latin America (16 out of 20)
Cost of living in Peru is cheaper than in 77% of countries in the World (74 out of 96)

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Food
	Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district	S/. 18
	Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar)	S/. 15
	500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast	S/. 7
	1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk	S/. 4.25
	12 eggs, large	S/. 5.68
	1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes	S/. 2.72
	500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese	S/. 10
	1 kg (2 lb.) of apples	S/. 4.47
	1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes	S/. 2.51
	0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket	S/. 5.06
	1 bottle of red table wine, good quality	S/. 33
	2 liters of coca-cola	S/. 7
	Bread for 2 people for 1 day	S/. 1.71
Housing
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area	S/. 2,563
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area	S/. 1,485
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat	S/. 197
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area	S/. 1,832
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area	S/. 993
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio	S/. 157
	Internet 8 mbps (1 month)	S/. 74
	40” flat screen tv	S/. 1,292
	Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands)	S/. 363
	Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.)	S/. 28
	Hourly rate for cleaning help	S/. 17

Clothes
	1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar)	S/. 129
	1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers)	S/. 104
	1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands)	S/. 261
	1 pair of men’s leather business shoes	S/. 244
Transportation
	Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new	S/. 56,465
	1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas	S/. 3.90
	Monthly ticket public transport	S/. 103
Personal Care
	Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands)	S/. 25
	1 box of antibiotics (12 doses)	S/. 25
	Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes)	S/. 94
	1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...)	S/. 16
	Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.)	S/. 12
	Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.)	S/. 15
	4 rolls of toilet paper	S/. 4.17
	Tube of toothpaste	S/. 4.81
	Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city	S/. 27
Entertainment
	Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub	S/. 43
	2 tickets to the movies	S/. 32
	2 tickets to the theater (best available seats)	S/. 129
	Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert	S/. 110
	1 cocktail drink in downtown club	S/. 23
	Cappuccino in expat area of the city	S/. 12
	1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)	S/. 7
	Ipad wi-fi 128gb	S/. 2,080
	1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans)	S/. 0.53
	1 month of gym membership in business district	S/. 169
	1 package of marlboro cigarettes	S/. 14

Map of Cost of Living in Peru

This map shows only the top cities in Peru. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan

The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.

What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

Cost of Living Ranking in Peru

(top cities by data quality)

Ranking	City	Price Index *
1st	Sullana	121
2nd	Lima	89
3rd	Puno	72
4th	Arequipa	66

Price Index:

To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

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List of all cities available in Peru

Arequipa	Ayacucho	Cajamarca
Callao	Chiclayo	Chimbote
Chincha Alta	Cusco	Huancayo
Huánuco	Ica	Iquitos
Lima	Pucallpa	Puno
Sullana	Tacna	Trujillo
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Cocktail drink in downtown club in Arequipa costs S/. 16 (about 18 hours ago)
2 tickets to the movies in Arequipa costs S/. 35 (about 18 hours ago)
Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city in Arequipa costs S/. 20 (about 18 hours ago)
One-way ticket in public transport in Arequipa costs S/. 1.00 (about 18 hours ago)
2 liters of coca-cola in Arequipa costs S/. 7 (about 18 hours ago)
1 kg of potatoes in Arequipa costs S/. 2.20 (about 18 hours ago)
250 g of local cheese in Arequipa costs S/. 6.00 (about 18 hours ago)
1 liter of whole fat milk in Arequipa costs S/. 4.00 (about 18 hours ago)
Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Arequipa costs S/. 10 (about 18 hours ago)
1 kg of rice in Lima costs S/. 3.00 (1 day ago)

Cost of living in Peru