Cost of Living Comparison Between China and Peru Cost of Living Comparison Between China and Peru

Name: Peru
Address: PE

🙂 Solo nomad: China is 9.4% cheaper than Peru without rent, and 4.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: China is 6.2% cheaper than Peru without rent, and 0.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.85 ¥20.46

$4.3 PEN 15.52

-33.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.97 ¥172

$28.08 PEN 101

-14.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.96 ¥35.61

$6.13 PEN 22.16

-19.09%

Cappuccino

$3.13 ¥22.47

$2.54 PEN 9.19

23.23%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.44 ¥3.18

$0.9 PEN 3.25

-51.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 ¥2.1

$0.5 PEN 1.82

-42.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.95 ¥6.83

$2.19 PEN 7.92

-56.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 ¥15.32

$3.92 PEN 14.15

-45.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 ¥13.23

$1.34 PEN 4.84

38.06%

White Bread (500g)

$1.68 ¥12.06

$2.44 PEN 8.81

-31.15%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 ¥6.81

$1.3 PEN 4.71

-26.92%

Eggs

$1.55 ¥11.11

$2.6 PEN 9.38

-40.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.25 ¥95.1

$7.06 PEN 25.5

87.68%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.28 ¥23.52

$5.51 PEN 19.91

-40.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.85 ¥77.8

$9.14 PEN 33.03

18.71%

Apples (1kg)

$1.77 ¥12.66

$1.79 PEN 6.47

-1.12%

Banana (1kg)

$1.26 ¥9.01

$1.02 PEN 3.68

23.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.5 ¥10.73

$1.04 PEN 3.74

44.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.19 ¥8.5

$1.13 PEN 4.09

5.31%

Potato (1kg)

$0.75 ¥5.4

$0.92 PEN 3.32

-18.48%

Onion (1kg)

$0.86 ¥6.15

$0.89 PEN 3.22

-3.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.61 ¥4.37

$0.76 PEN 2.74

-19.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 ¥4.14

$0.77 PEN 2.79

-24.68%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.45 ¥24.74

$5.58 PEN 20.17

-38.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.3 ¥81.1

$8.98 PEN 32.43

25.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 ¥6

$1.75 PEN 6.33

-52.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.68 ¥12.05

$2.75 PEN 9.92

-38.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.4 ¥2.86

$0.58 PEN 2.11

-31.03%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$20.83 ¥149

$16.77 PEN 60.6

24.21%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ¥9.74

$2.21 PEN 7.98

-38.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ¥2.55

$1.93 PEN 6.98

-81.87%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.8 ¥48.75

$5.59 PEN 20.21

21.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.12 ¥8.05

$1.34 PEN 4.83

-16.42%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.2K ¥137.7K

$20.7K PEN 74.7K

-7.11%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$16.7K ¥119.8K

$24.2K PEN 87.6K

-31.11%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$51.4 ¥369

$47.97 PEN 173

7.21%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.77 ¥70.1

$12.42 PEN 44.87

-21.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.34 ¥81.3

$25.38 PEN 91.7

-55.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.55 ¥284

$30.14 PEN 109

31.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.89 ¥107

$16.96 PEN 61.3

-12.21%

Cinema Ticket

$6.23 ¥44.71

$5.65 PEN 20.41

10.27%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$417 ¥2,989

$167 PEN 602

149.92%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.7K ¥126.8K

$5,606 PEN 20.3K

215.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.65 ¥327

$48.15 PEN 174

-5.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.49 ¥240

$30.77 PEN 111

8.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.8 ¥515

$81.9 PEN 296

-12.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.9 ¥523

$76.3 PEN 276

-4.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$445 ¥3,194

$481 PEN 1,739

-7.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$255 ¥1,830

$266 PEN 962

-4.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$915 ¥6,566

$815 PEN 2,945

12.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$543 ¥3,895

$483 PEN 1,744

12.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,142 ¥44.1K

$1,998 PEN 7,219

207.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,860 ¥20.5K

$1,774 PEN 6,410

61.18%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$942 ¥6,755

$567 PEN 2,049

66.01%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.06

10.63

-61.81%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for China: October 29, 2025

Last update for Peru: October 29, 2025

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