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Buenos Aires vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 84.7% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 55.3% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 4.1% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 86.9% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 75.9% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.2% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Buenos Aires

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Peru, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Peru	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PEN11.06	$18.00 ARS26,115.45	+448.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.98 PEN20.13	$12.00 ARS17,410.30	+100.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 PEN3.62	$2.18 ARS3,164.50	+102.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN1.94	$1.39 ARS2,013.97	+141.5%
Average			+198.3%

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pay 55.3% more for groceries

	Peru	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 PEN7.56	$2.89 ARS4,194.11	+28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 PEN12.26	$6.13 ARS8,898.60	+68.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 PEN17.04	$5.84 ARS8,468.98	+15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PEN9.87	$3.29 ARS4,771.86	+12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 PEN9.26	$3.92 ARS5,686.63	+42.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 PEN2.66	$1.15 ARS1,669.85	+45.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.39	$0.96 ARS1,394.68	+133.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.60	$0.57 ARS821.69	+19.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 PEN1.59	$1.14 ARS1,653.41	+141.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.47	$0.66 ARS955.61	+51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.29	$0.58 ARS839.86	+51.1%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

	Peru	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 PEN18.17	$4.31 ARS6,257.33	-20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.18 PEN54.50	$20.00 ARS29,017.17	+23.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,692.85 PEN66,322.22	$25,000.00 ARS36,271,460.00	+26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 PEN60.37	$9.51 ARS13,804.86	-46.9%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 86.9% more for housing

	Peru	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 PEN86.28	$29.42 ARS42,687.67	+14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.91 PEN1,252.54	$659.06 ARS956,209.27	+77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.23 PEN862.93	$463.75 ARS672,831.64	+81.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.79 PEN123.91	$100.98 ARS146,505.16	+174.5%
Average			+86.9%

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pay 75.9% more for childcare

	Peru	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$148.49 PEN500.09	$367.39 ARS533,032.76	+147.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,269.80 PEN17,747.79	$5,496.25 ARS7,974,280.48	+4.3%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 PEN7.45	$3.80 ARS5,513.26	+71.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 PEN9.09	$4.13 ARS5,985.65	+52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 PEN20.61	$3.68 ARS5,339.16	-39.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.24 PEN101.85	$43.59 ARS63,238.39	+44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 PEN18.13	$9.00 ARS13,057.73	+67.1%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Peru	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15 PEN168.89	$112.87 ARS163,753.74	+125.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.05 PEN87.73	$91.59 ARS132,888.76	+251.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.76 PEN224.83	$129.33 ARS187,644.35	+93.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.85 PEN231.87	$134.94 ARS195,772.69	+96.0%
Average			+141.6%

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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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