Peru vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Peru is 0.8% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.7% more in Peru
Groceries
pay 14.4% less in Peru
Transportation
pay 27.9% less in Peru
Housing
pay 17.2% less in Peru
Childcare
pay 32.6% less in Peru
Entertainment and Sports
pay 48.0% more in Peru
Clothing
pay 46.9% more in Peru

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

Peru vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.7% more for restaurants

 
Zimbabwe
Peru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.12
ZWL2,294.25
$3.74
PEN13.91
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
$5.76
PEN21.43
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
ZWL198.95
$0.93
PEN3.47

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pay 14.4% less for groceries

 
Zimbabwe
Peru
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
ZWL328.81
$2.12
PEN7.88
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.32
ZWL1,712.90
$3.22
PEN11.97
Milk (1 gallon) $5.64
ZWL1,815.06
$4.63
PEN17.22

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pay 27.9% less for transportation

 
Zimbabwe
Peru
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.15
ZWL1,979.95
$5.19
PEN19.29
Monthly public transit pass $36.25
ZWL11,672.50
$17.61
PEN65.46
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
$20,522.48
PEN76,302.59

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pay 17.2% less for housing

 
Zimbabwe
Peru
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
$28.54
PEN106.11
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $283.93
ZWL91,425.00
$324.84
PEN1,207.77
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $200.00
ZWL64,400.00
$239.27
PEN889.59

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pay 32.6% less for childcare

 
Zimbabwe
Peru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $210.71
ZWL67,850.00
$170.53
PEN634.04
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
$4,073.87
PEN15,146.65

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pay 48.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Zimbabwe
Peru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
ZWL483.00
$2.47
PEN9.18
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.65
ZWL854.83
$2.84
PEN10.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.56
ZWL503.12
$5.40
PEN20.08

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pay 46.9% more for clothing

 
Zimbabwe
Peru
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
$42.67
PEN158.64
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
$26.03
PEN96.77
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
$66.63
PEN247.74

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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: February 2025
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