Cost of Living Comparison Between Tacna and Cajamarca Cost of Living Comparison Between Tacna and Cajamarca

🙂 Solo nomad: Tacna is 54.3% cheaper than Cajamarca without rent, and 47.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tacna is 48.2% cheaper than Cajamarca without rent, and 63.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.92 PEN 6.45

$3.02 PEN 10.15

-36.42%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.39 PEN 92.0

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.81 PEN 19.51

Cappuccino

$2.45 PEN 8.22

$2.92 PEN 9.80

-16.10%

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

$0.76 PEN 2.55

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 PEN 0.90

$0.54 PEN 1.81

-50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.28 PEN 7.68

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 PEN 11.13

Milk (1 liter)

$0.86 PEN 2.88

$1.21 PEN 4.05

-28.93%

White Bread (500g)

$1.43 PEN 4.79

$3.10 PEN 10.43

-53.87%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.87 PEN 2.93

$1.04 PEN 3.49

-16.35%

Eggs

$1.36 PEN 4.57

$2.15 PEN 7.23

-36.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.15 PEN 13.93

$5.96 PEN 20.01

-30.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.56 PEN 11.97

$5.73 PEN 19.26

-37.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.13 PEN 27.31

$12.15 PEN 40.82

-33.09%

Apples (1kg)

$1.00 PEN 3.37

Banana (1kg)

$0.74 PEN 2.49

Oranges (1kg)

$0.86 PEN 2.88

Tomato (1kg)

$1.05 PEN 3.53

Potato (1kg)

$0.54 PEN 1.81

$0.71 PEN 2.38

-23.94%

Onion (1kg)

$0.40 PEN 1.35

$0.95 PEN 3.18

-57.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.29 PEN 0.98

$0.66 PEN 2.23

-56.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 PEN 2.42

$0.72 PEN 2.43

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.18 PEN 14.06

$8.35 PEN 28.05

-49.94%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.72 PEN 22.58

$10.61 PEN 35.66

-36.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.51 PEN 8.45

$2.45 PEN 8.23

2.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 PEN 7.81

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.27 PEN 0.90

$0.53 PEN 1.79

-49.06%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.43 PEN 28.34

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.38 PEN 4.62

$1.64 PEN 5.53

-15.85%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.21 PEN 4.05

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.94 PEN 16.60

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.51 PEN 5.07

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

$21.9K PEN 73.6K

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

$24.4K PEN 81.8K

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

$46.78 PEN 157

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

$19.55 PEN 65.7

$9.16 PEN 30.78

113.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.94 PEN 83.8

$26.57 PEN 89.3

-6.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.81 PEN 96.8

$28.48 PEN 95.7

1.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.06 PEN 64.1

Cinema Ticket

$2.53 PEN 8.51

$4.55 PEN 15.30

-44.40%

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

$54.9 PEN 184

$128 PEN 430

-57.09%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,161 PEN 14.0K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.20 PEN 64.5

$48.26 PEN 162

-60.22%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.28 PEN 64.8

$27.28 PEN 91.7

-29.33%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.3 PEN 253

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$25.18 PEN 84.6

$75.5 PEN 254

-66.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$199 PEN 667

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$66.9 PEN 225

$97.7 PEN 328

-31.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$502 PEN 1,686

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$300 PEN 1,007

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,335 PEN 7,845

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$484 PEN 1,625

$715 PEN 2,403

-32.36%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.5

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

Last update for Tacna: January 11, 2026

Last update for Cajamarca: January 11, 2026

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