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South Africa vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 25.9% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.4% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 11.8% more in South Africa
Transportation: pay 49.8% more in South Africa
Housing: pay 60.7% more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 4.0% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 21.7% more in South Africa

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

South Africa vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Peru, you would:

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pay 51.4% more for restaurants

	Peru	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PEN11.02	$9.33 ZAR159.73	+184.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.98 PEN20.06	$5.11 ZAR87.49	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 PEN3.61	$1.03 ZAR17.65	-4.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN1.93	$0.80 ZAR13.74	+39.7%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

	Peru	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 PEN7.53	$1.00 ZAR17.16	-55.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 PEN12.22	$3.88 ZAR66.47	+6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 PEN16.98	$4.37 ZAR74.79	-13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PEN9.84	$2.33 ZAR39.93	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 PEN9.23	$2.13 ZAR36.52	-22.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 PEN2.65	$0.73 ZAR12.46	-7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.38	$0.65 ZAR11.16	+58.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.60	$0.68 ZAR11.70	+43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 PEN1.58	$0.71 ZAR12.14	+50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.46	$0.59 ZAR10.02	+34.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.29	$0.60 ZAR10.27	+56.6%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 49.8% more for transportation

	Peru	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 PEN18.11	$4.92 ZAR84.25	-8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.18 PEN54.31	$56.18 ZAR961.29	+247.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,692.85 PEN66,088.25	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 PEN60.16	$9.34 ZAR159.79	-47.9%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 60.7% more for housing

	Peru	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 PEN85.98	$39.36 ZAR673.48	+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.91 PEN1,248.12	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.23 PEN859.88	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	+41.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.79 PEN123.48	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	+139.5%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 4.0% less for childcare

	Peru	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$148.49 PEN498.33	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	+16.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,269.80 PEN17,685.18	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	-24.8%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 PEN7.43	$2.18 ZAR37.27	-1.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 PEN9.06	$2.05 ZAR35.06	-24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 PEN20.53	$2.96 ZAR50.72	-51.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.24 PEN101.49	$30.26 ZAR517.83	+0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 PEN18.07	$6.85 ZAR117.19	+27.2%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 21.7% more for clothing

	Peru	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15 PEN168.29	$50.74 ZAR868.31	+1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.05 PEN87.42	$32.75 ZAR560.46	+25.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.76 PEN224.04	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	+41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.85 PEN231.06	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	+18.8%
Average			+21.7%

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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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