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Peru vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Peru is 17.4% cheaper than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.9% less in Peru
Groceries: pay 21.3% less in Peru
Transportation: pay 0.5% more in Peru
Housing: pay 20.4% less in Peru
Childcare: pay 27.5% less in Peru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Peru
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in Peru

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Peru.

Peru vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Peru instead of Chile, you would:

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pay 40.9% less for restaurants

	Chile	Peru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.12 CLF0.2000	$3.74 PEN13.69	-53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.20 CLF0.1700	$5.76 PEN21.10	-19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CLF0.0300	$0.93 PEN3.41	-29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 CLF0.0300	$0.47 PEN1.72	-60.3%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 21.3% less for groceries

	Chile	Peru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 CLF0.0400	$2.12 PEN7.76	+38.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 CLF0.1200	$3.22 PEN11.78	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 CLF0.1000	$4.63 PEN16.95	+7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 CLF0.0800	$2.67 PEN9.79	-20.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$2.40 PEN8.80	-13.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 CLF0.0200	$0.71 PEN2.60	-13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$0.38 PEN1.41	-50.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$0.44 PEN1.60	-45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 CLF0.0200	$0.45 PEN1.66	-38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CLF0.0100	$0.43 PEN1.59	-22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 CLF0.0200	$0.39 PEN1.42	-38.8%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 0.5% more for transportation

	Chile	Peru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$5.19 PEN18.99	+0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.34 CLF0.8100	$17.61 PEN64.44	-47.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,204.48 CLF392.8300	$20,522.48 PEN75,105.99	+26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 CLF0.3200	$16.04 PEN58.70	+21.7%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 20.4% less for housing

	Chile	Peru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.54 CLF0.5200	$28.54 PEN104.45	+32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$453.06 CLF10.9800	$324.84 PEN1,188.83	-28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.28 CLF8.7100	$239.27 PEN875.64	-33.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.13 CLF1.8900	$37.17 PEN136.03	-52.4%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 27.5% less for childcare

	Chile	Peru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$313.82 CLF7.6100	$170.53 PEN624.10	-45.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,486.89 CLF108.7700	$4,073.87 PEN14,909.12	-9.2%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Peru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CLF0.0700	$2.47 PEN9.03	-9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 CLF0.0700	$2.84 PEN10.41	+5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.08 CLF0.1200	$5.40 PEN19.76	+6.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.53 CLF0.9800	$32.14 PEN117.62	-20.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.89 CLF0.1400	$5.04 PEN18.43	-14.4%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Chile	Peru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.89 CLF1.0600	$42.67 PEN156.15	-2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.66 CLF0.6900	$26.03 PEN95.25	-9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.62 CLF1.4900	$66.63 PEN243.86	+8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.35 CLF1.9000	$62.87 PEN230.07	-19.8%
Average			-5.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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