Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 60.4% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 82.5% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 38.3% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 28.5% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 85.2% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 94.8% more in Colombia

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Colombia are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Colombia.

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Colombia vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.5% more for restaurants

	Peru	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 PEN11.96	$7.09 COP22,931.45	+104.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.26 PEN21.62	$9.93 COP32,148.52	+58.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 PEN3.39	$1.50 COP4,852.66	+52.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 PEN1.86	$1.15 COP3,709.46	+112.9%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 38.3% more for groceries

	Peru	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 PEN6.65	$2.08 COP6,733.97	+8.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.69 PEN12.75	$3.94 COP12,757.50	+6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 PEN17.69	$5.55 COP17,946.20	+8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.06	$3.08 COP9,957.50	+5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 PEN9.05	$4.90 COP15,853.83	+86.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 PEN2.98	$1.60 COP5,180.50	+85.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.67	$0.63 COP2,029.58	+29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PEN1.86	$0.72 COP2,342.48	+34.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.75	$0.88 COP2,832.68	+72.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.68 COP2,216.85	+63.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.42	$0.64 COP2,086.49	+57.1%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 28.5% more for transportation

	Peru	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 PEN20.05	$4.89 COP15,812.00	-15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.42 PEN73.93	$57.51 COP186K	+168.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,430.71 PEN70,522.16	$24,696.92 COP80M	+20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 PEN67.32	$21.04 COP68,088.82	+7.9%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 85.2% more for housing

	Peru	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.21 PEN100.81	$27.89 COP90,271.45	-4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.10 PEN1,494.97	$745.73 COP2M	+72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.75 PEN858.63	$482.25 COP2M	+93.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.94 PEN141.31	$101.48 COP328K	+147.9%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Peru	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.64 PEN457.84	$597.35 COP2M	+350.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,456.55 PEN25,738.31	$8,009.31 COP26M	+7.4%
Average			+119.9%

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pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 PEN8.05	$2.59 COP8,376.13	+10.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 PEN10.44	$2.72 COP8,811.58	-10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 PEN19.16	$4.03 COP13,039.78	-27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.34 PEN108.18	$41.34 COP134K	+31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 PEN17.47	$6.65 COP21,537.80	+31.5%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 94.8% more for clothing

	Peru	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 PEN161.84	$82.92 COP268K	+76.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.32 PEN87.39	$53.80 COP174K	+112.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.41 PEN225.78	$134.00 COP434K	+104.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.54 PEN212.43	$115.03 COP372K	+86.9%
Average			+94.8%

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