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Peru vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Peru is 5.2% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% more in Peru
Groceries: pay 12.8% less in Peru
Transportation: pay 4.2% less in Peru
Housing: pay 2.4% more in Peru
Childcare: pay 46.5% less in Peru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.1% more in Peru
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Peru

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing in Peru are more expensive than in Laos. Expenses including childcare, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Peru.

Peru vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.9% more for restaurants

	Laos	Peru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,969	$3.28 PEN11.02	+58.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,918	$5.98 PEN20.06	+7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,444	$1.08 PEN3.61	+41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,719	$0.57 PEN1.93	+16.1%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 12.8% less for groceries

	Laos	Peru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,565	$2.24 PEN7.53	+97.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,052	$3.64 PEN12.22	-72.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,607	$5.06 PEN16.98	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,585	$2.93 PEN9.84	+39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,372	$2.75 PEN9.23	+31.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,405	$0.79 PEN2.65	+4.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,239	$0.41 PEN1.38	-45.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,985	$0.48 PEN1.60	-51.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,222	$0.47 PEN1.58	-63.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,261	$0.44 PEN1.46	-38.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$0.38 PEN1.29	-16.3%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 4.2% less for transportation

	Laos	Peru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,231	$5.40 PEN18.11	+14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	$16.18 PEN54.31	-70.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	$19,692.85 PEN66,088.25	-31.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,448	$17.93 PEN60.16	+70.6%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 2.4% more for housing

	Laos	Peru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,197	$25.62 PEN85.98	+179.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	$371.91 PEN1,248.12	-63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	$256.23 PEN859.88	-68.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	$36.79 PEN123.48	-38.6%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 46.5% less for childcare

	Laos	Peru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	$148.49 PEN498.33	-49.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	$5,269.80 PEN17,685.18	-43.1%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 70.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Peru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,727	$2.21 PEN7.43	+55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,850	$2.70 PEN9.06	+63.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,885	$6.12 PEN20.53	+208.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	$30.24 PEN101.49	-55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,430	$5.38 PEN18.07	+78.1%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Laos	Peru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	$50.15 PEN168.29	-0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	$26.05 PEN87.42	-60.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	$66.76 PEN224.04	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	$68.85 PEN231.06	+44.9%
Average			-3.7%

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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: December 2025

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