Cost of living comparison

 Peru
compared to
 Belgium
Belgium vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Belgium is 2.4 times more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.8 times more in Belgium
Groceries
pay 82.3% more in Belgium
Transportation
pay 72.0% more in Belgium
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Belgium
Childcare
pay 3.3 times more in Belgium
Entertainment and Sports
pay 65.4% more in Belgium
Clothing
pay 79.7% more in Belgium

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Belgium are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Belgium.

Belgium vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

 
Peru
Belgium
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.74
PEN13.87
$19.07
€18.16
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.76
PEN21.37
$10.84
€10.32
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
PEN3.46
$2.78
€2.64

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pay 82.3% more for groceries

 
Peru
Belgium
Bread
1 loaf
$2.12
PEN7.86
$2.28
€2.17
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.22
PEN11.93
$6.70
€6.38
Milk (1 gallon) $4.63
PEN17.17
$4.44
€4.23

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pay 72.0% more for transportation

 
Peru
Belgium
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.19
PEN19.23
$6.91
€6.58
Monthly public transit pass $17.61
PEN65.27
$45.41
€43.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,522.48
PEN76,073.15
$27,628.35
€26,306.44

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Peru
Belgium
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.54
PEN105.79
$49.35
€46.99
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $324.84
PEN1,204.14
$815.11
€776.11
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $239.27
PEN886.91
$705.09
€671.35

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

 
Peru
Belgium
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $170.53
PEN632.14
$557.50
€530.82
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,073.87
PEN15,101.11
$13,740.85
€13,083.41

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pay 65.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Peru
Belgium
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.47
PEN9.15
$4.34
€4.13
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
PEN10.54
$3.51
€3.34
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.40
PEN20.02
$9.08
€8.65

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pay 79.7% more for clothing

 
Peru
Belgium
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.67
PEN158.16
$92.82
€88.38
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.03
PEN96.48
$43.31
€41.23
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$66.63
PEN247.00
$90.40
€86.07

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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: January 2025
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