Cost of Living Comparison Between Tacna and Arequipa Cost of Living Comparison Between Tacna and Arequipa

🙂 Solo nomad: Tacna is 39.6% cheaper than Arequipa without rent, and 45.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tacna is 47.8% cheaper than Arequipa without rent, and 61.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.92 PEN 6.45

$4.28 PEN 14.38

-55.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.28 PEN 95.0

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.47 PEN 18.40

Cappuccino

$2.45 PEN 8.22

$2.60 PEN 8.74

-5.77%

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

$0.76 PEN 2.56

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 PEN 0.90

$0.36 PEN 1.22

-25.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.27 PEN 7.63

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.83 PEN 19.60

Milk (1 liter)

$0.86 PEN 2.88

$1.60 PEN 5.38

-46.25%

White Bread (500g)

$1.43 PEN 4.79

$1.22 PEN 4.10

17.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.87 PEN 2.93

$1.21 PEN 4.08

-28.10%

Eggs

$1.36 PEN 4.57

$2.08 PEN 7.01

-34.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.15 PEN 13.93

$5.53 PEN 18.59

-24.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.56 PEN 11.97

$5.26 PEN 17.69

-32.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.13 PEN 27.31

$7.77 PEN 26.10

4.63%

Apples (1kg)

$1.52 PEN 5.09

Banana (1kg)

$1.23 PEN 4.14

Oranges (1kg)

$1.24 PEN 4.15

Tomato (1kg)

$0.81 PEN 2.71

Potato (1kg)

$0.54 PEN 1.81

$0.56 PEN 1.88

-3.57%

Onion (1kg)

$0.40 PEN 1.35

$0.54 PEN 1.83

-25.93%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.29 PEN 0.98

$0.47 PEN 1.59

-38.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 PEN 2.42

$0.77 PEN 2.59

-6.49%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.18 PEN 14.06

$5.02 PEN 16.87

-16.73%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.72 PEN 22.58

$5.18 PEN 17.39

29.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.51 PEN 8.45

$2.47 PEN 8.29

1.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.21 PEN 7.43

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.27 PEN 0.90

$0.29 PEN 0.98

-6.90%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.38 PEN 4.62

$2.05 PEN 6.90

-32.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.05 PEN 6.87

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$12.76 PEN 42.88

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.61 PEN 5.41

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

$18.9K PEN 63.4K

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

$25.1K PEN 84.2K

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

$40.03 PEN 134

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

$19.55 PEN 65.7

$10.58 PEN 35.54

84.78%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.94 PEN 83.8

$30.36 PEN 102

-17.85%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.81 PEN 96.8

$21.65 PEN 72.7

33.07%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.27 PEN 27.80

Cinema Ticket

$2.53 PEN 8.51

$4.31 PEN 14.49

-41.30%

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

$54.9 PEN 184

$60.1 PEN 202

-8.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,315 PEN 21.2K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.20 PEN 64.5

$37.49 PEN 126

-48.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.28 PEN 64.8

$22.19 PEN 74.6

-13.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63.2 PEN 212

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$25.18 PEN 84.6

$54.9 PEN 185

-54.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$237 PEN 795

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$66.9 PEN 225

$157 PEN 526

-57.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$530 PEN 1,780

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$392 PEN 1,316

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,054 PEN 6,902

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,008 PEN 3,386

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$484 PEN 1,625

$670 PEN 2,250

-27.77%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

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

Last update for Tacna: January 11, 2026

Last update for Arequipa: January 11, 2026

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