Cost of living comparison
compared to
Brazil vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary
Brazil is 8.1% more expensive than Peru overall.
Brazil vs. Peru Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Brazil instead of Peru, you would:
pay 49.2% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
PEN11.88
|
$6.38
R$31.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.26
PEN21.48
|
$7.64
R$38.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
PEN3.36
|
$1.24
R$6.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
PEN1.85
|
$0.74
R$3.71
|
|
Peru vs. Brazil - Cost of restaurants
pay 3.9% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
PEN6.61
|
$1.68
R$8.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
PEN12.67
|
$4.73
R$23.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
PEN17.57
|
$4.09
R$20.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
PEN10.00
|
$2.26
R$11.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
PEN8.99
|
$1.94
R$9.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
PEN2.96
|
$0.99
R$4.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.66
|
$0.61
R$3.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
PEN1.84
|
$0.54
R$2.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
PEN1.74
|
$0.69
R$3.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.43
|
$0.53
R$2.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
PEN1.41
|
$0.49
R$2.43
|
|
Peru vs. Brazil - Cost of groceries
pay 9.3% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
PEN19.93
|
$4.74
R$23.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.42
PEN73.46
|
$45.86
R$228.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,430.71
PEN70,070.54
|
$23,586.89
R$118K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.50
PEN66.89
|
$9.39
R$46.83
|
|
Peru vs. Brazil - Cost of transportation
pay 4.9% less for housing
|
Peru
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.21
PEN100.17
|
$20.44
R$101.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.10
PEN1,485.40
|
$357.22
R$1,781.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.75
PEN853.13
|
$237.92
R$1,186.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.94
PEN140.41
|
$61.99
R$309.18
|
|
Peru vs. Brazil - Cost of housing
pay 62.6% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.64
PEN454.91
|
$316.73
R$1,579.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,456.55
PEN25,573.48
|
$8,251.15
R$41,150.54
|
|
Peru vs. Brazil - Cost of childcare
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
PEN8.00
|
$2.00
R$9.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
PEN10.37
|
$2.02
R$10.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
PEN19.04
|
$2.46
R$12.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.34
PEN107.49
|
$26.59
R$132.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
PEN17.36
|
$7.17
R$35.76
|
|
Peru vs. Brazil - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 36.7% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.89
PEN160.80
|
$54.36
R$271.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.32
PEN86.83
|
$50.01
R$249.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.41
PEN224.34
|
$87.76
R$437.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.54
PEN211.07
|
$69.90
R$348.59
|
|
Peru vs. Brazil - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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