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South Korea vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 86.5% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% more in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 38.5% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 77.9% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.6% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 46.5% more in South Korea

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

South Korea vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.1% more for restaurants

	Peru	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PEN11.40	$6.72 ₩10,139	+104.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.98 PEN20.76	$5.50 ₩8,292	-8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 PEN3.73	$1.47 ₩2,211	+36.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN2.00	$0.82 ₩1,244	+43.5%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Peru	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 PEN7.79	$2.87 ₩4,335	+28.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 PEN12.64	$5.63 ₩8,485	+54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 PEN17.56	$7.67 ₩11,577	+51.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PEN10.18	$2.84 ₩4,278	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 PEN9.55	$3.34 ₩5,032	+21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 PEN2.74	$3.24 ₩4,880	+309.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.43	$1.39 ₩2,093	+236.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.65	$2.80 ₩4,218	+488.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 PEN1.64	$2.40 ₩3,626	+409.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.51	$1.78 ₩2,688	+308.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.33	$1.20 ₩1,816	+214.3%
Average			+192.5%

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pay 38.5% more for transportation

	Peru	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 PEN18.74	$4.40 ₩6,638	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.18 PEN56.19	$47.17 ₩71,157	+191.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,692.85 PEN68,375.32	$26,440.41 ₩40M	+34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 PEN62.24	$8.33 ₩12,568	-53.5%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 77.9% more for housing

	Peru	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 PEN88.95	$21.68 ₩32,709	-15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.91 PEN1,291.32	$473.91 ₩715K	+27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.23 PEN889.64	$357.19 ₩539K	+39.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.79 PEN127.75	$132.53 ₩200K	+260.2%
Average			+77.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Peru	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$148.49 PEN515.57	$378.52 ₩571K	+154.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,269.80 PEN18,297.20	$15,055.40 ₩23M	+185.7%
Average			+170.3%

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pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 PEN7.68	$3.12 ₩4,703	+40.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 PEN9.37	$3.57 ₩5,382	+32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 PEN21.24	$3.18 ₩4,803	-48.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.24 PEN105.01	$49.86 ₩75,209	+64.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 PEN18.70	$10.12 ₩15,262	+87.9%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 46.5% more for clothing

	Peru	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15 PEN174.12	$66.46 ₩100K	+32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.05 PEN90.45	$50.68 ₩76,451	+94.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.76 PEN231.79	$72.74 ₩110K	+9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.85 PEN239.05	$103.23 ₩156K	+49.9%
Average			+46.5%

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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: March 2026

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