Cost of living in Cusco, Peru

The cost of living in Cusco, Peru is approximately 643 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 1581 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Cusco

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
643 $
Without Rent
351 $
Rent & Utilities
292 $
Food
236 $
Transport
50 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
540 $
GDP per Capita
7,790 $
Freedom Index
7.56
Lifespan
73 years
Speak English
8%
Population
428.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 2.99 $
Dinner 20.7 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 4.85 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.01 $
Capuccino 2.72 $
Coke, 330ml 0.69 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.17 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 2.19 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.93 $
Eggs, 12 pack 3.41 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.96 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 4.52 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 7.29 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.88 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.55 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.95 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.93 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.89 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.08 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.5 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.31 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 6.68 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.92 $
Cigarette pack 4.17 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.27 $
Monthly Pass 17.1 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.38 $
Taxi, 8 km 9.75 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 23.1 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 8.17 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 4.49 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.14 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.27 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 27 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 41 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 17.7 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 230 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 396 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 321 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 564 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 3,572 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,643 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 54 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 11.02%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 25.9 $
Cinema, 1 seat 4.87 $
Haircut 3.54 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 68 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 45.3 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 205 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 5,915 $

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Cusco vs Willemstad (Willemstad is 117% more expensive) Cusco vs Barber (Barber is 117% more expensive)
Uruguay
Cusco vs Montevideo (Montevideo is 107% more expensive) Cusco vs Salto (Salto is 53% more expensive) Cusco vs Ciudad de la Costa (Ciudad de la Costa is 82% more expensive) Cusco vs Rivera (Rivera is 18% more expensive) Cusco vs Maldonado (Maldonado is 51% more expensive) Cusco vs Paysandu (Paysandu is 20% more expensive) Cusco vs Tacuarembo (Tacuarembo is 29% more expensive) Cusco vs Melo (Melo is 13% more expensive) Cusco vs Mercedes (Mercedes is 59% more expensive) Cusco vs Artigas (Artigas is 37% more expensive)
Trinidad And Tobago
Cusco vs Chaguanas (Chaguanas is 66% more expensive) Cusco vs Port of Spain (Port of Spain is 82% more expensive) Cusco vs San Fernando (San Fernando is 50% more expensive) Cusco vs Scarborough (Scarborough is 71% more expensive) Cusco vs San Juan (San Juan is 81% more expensive)
Chile
Cusco vs Santiago (Santiago is 87% more expensive) Cusco vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 49% more expensive) Cusco vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 64% more expensive) Cusco vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 45% more expensive) Cusco vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 33% more expensive) Cusco vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 49% more expensive) Cusco vs Temuco (Temuco is 36% more expensive) Cusco vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 31% more expensive) Cusco vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 43% more expensive) Cusco vs Talca (Talca is 32% more expensive)
Guyana
Cusco vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 53% more expensive) Cusco vs Linden (Linden is 58% more expensive) Cusco vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 58% more expensive)
Mexico
Cusco vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 85% more expensive) Cusco vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 63% more expensive) Cusco vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 14% more expensive) Cusco vs Leon (Leon is 12% more expensive) Cusco vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 57% more expensive) Cusco vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 53% more expensive) Cusco vs Puebla (Puebla is 46% more expensive) Cusco vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 51% more expensive) Cusco vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 95% more expensive) Cusco vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 12% more expensive)
Suriname
Cusco vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 35% more expensive) Cusco vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 31% more expensive)
Ecuador
Cusco vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 42% more expensive) Cusco vs Quito (Quito is 40% more expensive) Cusco vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 20% more expensive) Cusco vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 8% less expensive) Cusco vs Duran (Duran is 26% more expensive) Cusco vs Machala (Machala is 8% less expensive) Cusco vs Manta (Manta is 35% more expensive) Cusco vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 18% more expensive) Cusco vs Loja (Loja is 4% less expensive) Cusco vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 1% more expensive)
Peru
Cusco vs Lima (Lima is 53% more expensive) Cusco vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 13% less expensive) Cusco vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 9% more expensive) Cusco vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 20% less expensive) Cusco vs Callao (Callao is 21% more expensive) Cusco vs Piura (Piura is 12% less expensive) Cusco vs Cusco (Cusco has similar costs) Cusco vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 23% less expensive) Cusco vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 8% less expensive) Cusco vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 6% more expensive)
Venezuela
Cusco vs Caracas (Caracas is 63% more expensive) Cusco vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 10% more expensive) Cusco vs Valencia (Valencia is 22% more expensive) Cusco vs Maracay (Maracay is 13% more expensive) Cusco vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 11% more expensive) Cusco vs Barinas (Barinas is 24% more expensive) Cusco vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 39% more expensive) Cusco vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 47% more expensive) Cusco vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 35% more expensive) Cusco vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 42% more expensive)
Colombia
Cusco vs Bogota (Bogota is 35% more expensive) Cusco vs Medellin (Medellin is 36% more expensive) Cusco vs Cali (Cali is 14% more expensive) Cusco vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 23% more expensive) Cusco vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 16% more expensive) Cusco vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 14% less expensive) Cusco vs Soacha (Soacha is 16% more expensive) Cusco vs Soledad (Soledad is 31% more expensive) Cusco vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 26% less expensive) Cusco vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 0% less expensive)
Brazil
Cusco vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 57% more expensive) Cusco vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 49% more expensive) Cusco vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 25% more expensive) Cusco vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 12% more expensive) Cusco vs Salvador (Salvador is 15% more expensive) Cusco vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 22% more expensive) Cusco vs Manaus (Manaus is 24% more expensive) Cusco vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 19% more expensive) Cusco vs Recife (Recife is 21% more expensive) Cusco vs Goiania (Goiania is 2% more expensive)
Argentina
Cusco vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 41% more expensive) Cusco vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 44% more expensive) Cusco vs Rosario (Rosario is 2% less expensive) Cusco vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 8% more expensive) Cusco vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 16% more expensive) Cusco vs Salta (Salta is 13% more expensive) Cusco vs San Juan (San Juan is 2% more expensive) Cusco vs Lanus (Lanus is 26% more expensive) Cusco vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 40% less expensive) Cusco vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 10% more expensive)
Bolivia
Cusco vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 19% more expensive) Cusco vs La Paz (La Paz is 5% more expensive) Cusco vs El Alto (El Alto is 0% less expensive) Cusco vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 17% less expensive) Cusco vs Sucre (Sucre is 2% more expensive) Cusco vs Oruro (Oruro is 7% less expensive) Cusco vs Potosi (Potosi is 23% less expensive) Cusco vs Tarija (Tarija is 2% less expensive) Cusco vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 17% less expensive) Cusco vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 20% more expensive)
Paraguay
Cusco vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 4% more expensive) Cusco vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 17% less expensive) Cusco vs Luque (Luque is 6% less expensive) Cusco vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 4% less expensive) Cusco vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 19% less expensive) Cusco vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 36% less expensive) Cusco vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 20% less expensive) Cusco vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 17% less expensive) Cusco vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 16% less expensive)