Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 72.9% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.5% more in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 16.9% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 60.2% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.4% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 56.9% more in South Korea

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

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South Korea vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.5% more for restaurants

	Peru	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 PEN11.93	$7.06 ₩9,422	+103.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.26 PEN21.58	$6.17 ₩8,230	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 PEN3.38	$1.53 ₩2,039	+55.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$0.88 ₩1,181	+64.4%
Average			+50.5%

Peru vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Peru	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 PEN6.64	$3.04 ₩4,055	+57.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.69 PEN12.73	$6.12 ₩8,174	+65.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 PEN17.65	$8.23 ₩10,982	+60.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.04	$2.94 ₩3,923	+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 PEN9.03	$4.11 ₩5,484	+56.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 PEN2.97	$4.00 ₩5,342	+363.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.66	$1.55 ₩2,069	+221.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$3.00 ₩4,000	+457.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.75	$2.63 ₩3,513	+418.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$2.03 ₩2,715	+386.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.41	$1.26 ₩1,685	+207.7%
Average			+163.6%

Peru vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.9% more for transportation

	Peru	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 PEN20.01	$5.01 ₩6,685	-13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.42 PEN73.79	$46.10 ₩61,538	+115.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,430.71 PEN70,380.21	$28,394.53 ₩38M	+39.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 PEN67.18	$8.59 ₩11,470	-55.9%
Average			+16.9%

Peru vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.2% more for housing

	Peru	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.21 PEN100.61	$24.34 ₩32,490	-16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.10 PEN1,491.96	$561.73 ₩750K	+29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.75 PEN856.90	$387.83 ₩518K	+55.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.94 PEN141.03	$153.72 ₩205K	+275.5%
Average			+60.2%

Peru vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Peru	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.64 PEN456.92	$545.93 ₩729K	+311.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,456.55 PEN25,686.50	$20,214.53 ₩27M	+171.1%
Average			+234.0%

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pay 50.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 PEN8.04	$3.30 ₩4,403	+41.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 PEN10.42	$3.66 ₩4,888	+21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 PEN19.12	$3.35 ₩4,467	-39.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.34 PEN107.96	$57.32 ₩76,507	+82.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 PEN17.43	$11.28 ₩15,062	+123.0%
Average			+50.4%

Peru vs. South Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 56.9% more for clothing

	Peru	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 PEN161.52	$67.53 ₩90,139	+44.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.32 PEN87.21	$53.43 ₩71,316	+111.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.41 PEN225.33	$78.10 ₩104K	+19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.54 PEN212.00	$102.84 ₩137K	+67.1%
Average			+56.9%

Peru vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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