Peru vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Peru is 86.8% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 52.5% less in Peru
Groceries
pay 52.1% less in Peru
Transportation
pay 28.7% more in Peru
Housing
pay 58.0% more in Peru
Childcare
pay 7.5 times more in Peru
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.1% less in Peru
Clothing
pay 24.1% less in Peru

The cost of childcare, housing, and transportation in Peru are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Peru. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Peru.

Peru vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Peru instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

pay 52.5% less for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Peru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.07
FCFA8,302
$3.74
PEN13.91
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,783
$5.76
PEN21.43
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.23
FCFA778
$0.93
PEN3.47

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pay 52.1% less for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Peru
Bread
1 loaf
$3.24
FCFA2,059
$2.12
PEN7.88
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
FCFA2,138
$3.22
PEN11.97
Milk (1 gallon) $9.69
FCFA6,154
$4.63
PEN17.22

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pay 28.7% more for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Peru
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.09
FCFA1,964
$5.19
PEN19.29
Monthly public transit pass $26.38
FCFA16,754
$17.61
PEN65.46
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,034.81
FCFA20,981,228
$20,522.48
PEN76,302.59

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pay 58.0% more for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Peru
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.34
FCFA10,377
$28.54
PEN106.11
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $204.24
FCFA129,716
$324.84
PEN1,207.77
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $114.37
FCFA72,641
$239.27
PEN889.59

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Peru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $65.36
FCFA41,509
$170.53
PEN634.04
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $326.78
FCFA207,545
$4,073.87
PEN15,146.65

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Peru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.63
FCFA1,038
$2.47
PEN9.18
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.72
FCFA3,632
$2.84
PEN10.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.52
FCFA2,869
$5.40
PEN20.08

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Peru
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.51
FCFA15,566
$42.67
PEN158.64
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$102.12
FCFA64,858
$26.03
PEN96.77
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$245.08
FCFA155,659
$66.63
PEN247.74

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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: February 2025
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