Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Cusco and Huaraz

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Cost of Living Index in Cusco
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Cusco

🇵🇪 Peru

$683

/mo nomad

Huaraz

🇵🇪 Peru

/mo nomad

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.07 PEN 7.15

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.81 PEN 68.3

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.34 PEN 21.87

Cappuccino

$2.14 PEN 7.36

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

$0.79 PEN 2.71

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 PEN 1.22

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.78 PEN 6.14

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.30 PEN 14.84

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 PEN 4.37

White Bread (500g)

$2.29 PEN 7.90

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 PEN 4.56

Eggs

$3.67 PEN 12.67

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.77 PEN 16.47

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.38 PEN 15.11

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.01 PEN 24.18

Apples (1kg)

$2.57 PEN 8.87

Banana (1kg)

$0.82 PEN 2.84

Oranges (1kg)

$1.46 PEN 5.04

Tomato (1kg)

$0.89 PEN 3.07

Potato (1kg)

$0.98 PEN 3.38

Onion (1kg)

$1.11 PEN 3.83

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.48 PEN 1.64

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 PEN 2.55

Wine (Bottle)

$5.82 PEN 20.06

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.84 PEN 6.36

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.12 PEN 14.19

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.30 PEN 1.05

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.69 PEN 5.82

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.86 PEN 6.41

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.86 PEN 9.86

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.51 PEN 5.19

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

$29.1K PEN 100.3K

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

$28.92 PEN 99.8

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

$14.18 PEN 48.92

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.31 PEN 149

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.36 PEN 97.8

Cinema Ticket

$4.24 PEN 14.61

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$37.61 PEN 130

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.57 PEN 112

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$54.1 PEN 187

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.9 PEN 245

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$219 PEN 756

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$190 PEN 656

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$531 PEN 1,831

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$422 PEN 1,455

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,197 PEN 11.0K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,830 PEN 6,313

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$419 PEN 1,445

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

Last update for Cusco: November 1, 2026

Last update for Huaraz: November 1, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Cusco

$190 27.9%

Huaraz

–

Groceries & Markets

Cusco

$186 27.2%

Huaraz

–

Clothing & Footwear

Cusco

$88 12.9%

Huaraz

–

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Cusco

$86 12.7%

Huaraz

–

Eating Out

Cusco

$83 12.2%

Huaraz

–

Sport & Entertainment

Cusco

$37 5.4%

Huaraz

–

Getting Around

Cusco

$12 * 1.8%

Huaraz

–

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know

🇵🇪 Cusco

🇵🇪 Huaraz

🕒 Local time

17:55 5:55 PM

Same time as Cusco

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

428,450

15,169

💱 Currency

Peruvian Sol PEN S/

📈 Exchange rate

1 PEN = 0.29 USD

1 PEN = 0.258 EUR

1 PEN = 0.29 USD

1 PEN = 0.258 EUR

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