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Cost of living and expenses in Peru
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Peru?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Peru, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Peru
(The last update: 6 days ago)
Currency in Peru Peruvian sol (PEN). For 10 US dollars you can get 37.2 Peruvian soles. For 100 US dollars you can get 372 Peruvian soles. And the other way around: For 10 Peruvian soles you can get 2.69 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Peru
What are the different prices in the cities in Peru? Look here: Prices in cities in Peru
Prices: Arequipa Lima Huancayo Trujillo Cajamarca Ica Piura Chiclayo Pucallpa Tacna
fees
$61 ($34 - $121)
70% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$29 ($20 - $48)
by half less than in United States
jeans
$42 ($20 - $67)
20% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$399
91% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$423 ($242 - $672)
76% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$534 ($322 - $940)
78% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Peru:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.54 (PEN 2)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $16.8 (PEN 63)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.4 (PEN 5.4)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $20.7K (PEN 77K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $423 (PEN 1.57K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $297 (PEN 1.11K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $782 (PEN 2.91K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $534 (PEN 1.99K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $61 (PEN 226)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $29 (PEN 108)
- numb_34 $11.4 (PEN 43)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $42 (PEN 157)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $27 (PEN 102)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $76 (PEN 284)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $78 (PEN 291)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $23.1K (PEN 85.9K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $168 (PEN 627)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.59K (PEN 5.92K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $5.4K (PEN 20.1K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.32K (PEN 4.91K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $399 (PEN 1.49K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 10%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $2.1 (PEN 8)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.6 (PEN 6)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $6.7 (PEN 25)
Price changes in previous years in Peru
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2011: $1.09K(PEN 4.07K), 2012: $1.48K(PEN 5.5K), 2013: $1.56K(PEN 5.8K), 2014: $1.37K(PEN 5.1K), 2015: $1.52K(PEN 5.65K), 2016: $1.9K(PEN 7.07K), 2017: $1.6K(PEN 5.94K), and 2018: $1.52K(PEN 5.68K)
Have earnings increased in Peru?
See the average salary in previous years in 2011: $427(PEN 1.59K), 2012: $413(PEN 1.54K), 2013: $324(PEN 1.21K), 2014: $349(PEN 1.3K), 2015: $437(PEN 1.63K), 2016: $473(PEN 1.76K), 2017: $381(PEN 1.42K), and 2018: $404(PEN 1.5K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2011: $55(PEN 203), 2012: $47(PEN 177), 2013: $46(PEN 172), 2014: $46(PEN 172), 2015: $47(PEN 174), 2016: $49(PEN 181), 2017: $47(PEN 173), and 2018: $46(PEN 172)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2011: $23(PEN 87), 2012: $35(PEN 131), 2013: $45(PEN 168), 2014: $42(PEN 157), 2015: $35(PEN 130), 2016: $41(PEN 154), 2017: $38(PEN 143), and 2018: $34(PEN 126)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Peru in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2011: $66(PEN 244), 2012: $32(PEN 120), 2013: $40(PEN 149), 2014: $36(PEN 135), 2015: $40(PEN 148), 2016: $39(PEN 145), 2017: $40(PEN 150), and 2018: $39(PEN 147)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
coffee
$2.6 ($1.3 - $4)
by half less than in United States
bottle of water
$0.51 ($0.4 - $1.1)
75% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$423 ($242 - $672)
76% is less expensive than in United States
wine
$8.1 ($5.4 - $17.5)
by half less than in United States
internet
$29 ($20 - $48)
by half less than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$534 ($322 - $940)
78% is less expensive than in United States