Cost of living
New Zealand
compared to
Peru

	New Zealand	Peru
Cost of living one person	$1538	$697
Cost of living Family	$4602	$2049
One person rent	$924	$384
Family rent	$2261	$1633
Food expenses	$580	$245
Transport expenses	$146.24	$139.83
Monthly salary after tax	$3003.04	$453.88
Quality of life	32.64	32.8
Human freedom index	8.9	7.65
Life expectancy	80.13	68.5
English speaking %	96.64%	8.1%
Population	4.9M	32.0M

The average cost of living in New Zealand ($1538) is 121% more expensive than in Peru ($697). New Zealand ranked 32th vs 139th for Peru in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in New Zealand compared to 0.7 months in Peru .

Eating Out
	New Zealand	Peru
Lunch Menu	$16.36	$3.49
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.53	$21.8
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.8	$5.8
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$2.22
Cappuccino	$3.77	$3.22
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$0.84

Rent & Utilities
	New Zealand	Peru
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936.74	$398.19
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143.98	$259.78
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085.74	$783.46
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440.01	$540.43
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.96	$32.89
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118.39	$48.01
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.81	$27.39
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	$7.2	$11.31
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7727	$1418
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6459	$1635

Transportation
	New Zealand	Peru
Local transport ticket	$2.3	$0.51
Monthly ticket local transport	$93.6	$36.37
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.07	$16.27
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.42

Groceries
	New Zealand	Peru
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.16
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.88
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.91
Eggs, x12	$7.26	$2.56
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.67	$7.66
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.5
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.54
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.78
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.99
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.79
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$0.85
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.83
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.92
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.61
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.78
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.86	$10.01
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.71
Cigarette pack	$24.99	$5.22
Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.77	$5.07
Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.2
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.59
Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.37

Other
	New Zealand	Peru
Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.78	$36.5
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.25	$5.03
Doctor's visit	$37.28	$37.72
Haircut, simple	$19.39	$8.11
Brand Jeans	$67.91	$43.19
Brand Sneakers	$89.26	$64.02
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789.84	$242.78
International Primary School, 1 year	$11278	$5039

Cost of living New Zealand compared to Peru