Cost of living in Huacho

In Huacho, Peru, a single person typically needs around $687 per month including rent. A family of four may spend about $1690 monthly.

How expensive is Huacho compared to other cities?

Overall living costs in Huacho are 22% cheaper than the European benchmark.

How does Huacho compare to your city?

Huacho is 72% cheaper than New York City, without rent.

Rent in Huacho is, on average, 89% lower than in New York City.

What drives the cost of living in Huacho?

Who is Huacho a good fit for?

Huacho is a better match for people who prioritize lifestyle benefits and can afford the premium driven by food and transport. For most moderate-income households, housing costs are the main barrier.

FAQ

Why is Huacho so expensive?

Housing costs can be a significant factor, particularly in areas with higher demand for rentals. This can affect overall affordability for residents.

Is food expensive in Huacho?

Food prices in Huacho are 25% lower than the European benchmark, making it more accessible for residents. This affordability contributes to the city's appeal.

Is public transport affordable in Huacho?

Public transport in Huacho is 22% lower than the European benchmark, providing an economical option for getting around. This affordability enhances the overall cost of living.

Cost of living breakdown

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
687 $
Without Rent
397 $
Rent & Utilities
290 $
Food
255 $
Transport
69 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
423 $
GDP per Capita
7,790 $
Freedom Index
7.56
Lifespan
73 years
Speak English
8%
Population
201.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 5.38 $
Dinner 10.6 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 7.73 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.08 $
Capuccino 2.15 $
Coke, 330ml 0.8 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.38 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.65 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.01 $
Eggs, 12 pack 2.46 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 7.48 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 4.96 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 9.18 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.61 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.01 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.96 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.02 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.02 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.03 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.49 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.05 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 9.87 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.49 $
Cigarette pack 4.52 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.65 $
Monthly Pass 40.3 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.58 $
Taxi, 8 km 20.8 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 27.7 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 7.66 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 4.38 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.68 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.65 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 33 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 51 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 24.7 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 209 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 344 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 326 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 538 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,714 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,499 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 423 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 10.76%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 30.5 $
Cinema, 1 seat 6.3 $
Haircut 5.51 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 74.7 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 41.2 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 217 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 7,632 $

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Huacho vs Santiago (Santiago is 75% more expensive) Huacho vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 39% more expensive) Huacho vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 53% more expensive) Huacho vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 36% more expensive) Huacho vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 24% more expensive) Huacho vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 40% more expensive) Huacho vs Temuco (Temuco is 28% more expensive) Huacho vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 23% more expensive) Huacho vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 34% more expensive) Huacho vs Talca (Talca is 24% more expensive)
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Huacho vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 44% more expensive) Huacho vs Linden (Linden is 48% more expensive) Huacho vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 47% more expensive)
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Huacho vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 73% more expensive) Huacho vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 53% more expensive) Huacho vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 7% more expensive) Huacho vs Leon (Leon is 5% more expensive) Huacho vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 47% more expensive) Huacho vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 43% more expensive) Huacho vs Puebla (Puebla is 37% more expensive) Huacho vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 42% more expensive) Huacho vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 83% more expensive) Huacho vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 5% more expensive)
Suriname
Huacho vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 26% more expensive) Huacho vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 23% more expensive)
Ecuador
Huacho vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 32% more expensive) Huacho vs Quito (Quito is 31% more expensive) Huacho vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 12% more expensive) Huacho vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 14% less expensive) Huacho vs Duran (Duran is 18% more expensive) Huacho vs Machala (Machala is 14% less expensive) Huacho vs Manta (Manta is 27% more expensive) Huacho vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 11% more expensive) Huacho vs Loja (Loja is 10% less expensive) Huacho vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 5% less expensive)
Peru
Huacho vs Lima (Lima is 44% more expensive) Huacho vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 18% less expensive) Huacho vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 2% more expensive) Huacho vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 25% less expensive) Huacho vs Callao (Callao is 13% more expensive) Huacho vs Piura (Piura is 18% less expensive) Huacho vs Cusco (Cusco is 6% less expensive) Huacho vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 28% less expensive) Huacho vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 14% less expensive) Huacho vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 1% less expensive)
Venezuela
Huacho vs Caracas (Caracas is 52% more expensive) Huacho vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 3% more expensive) Huacho vs Valencia (Valencia is 14% more expensive) Huacho vs Maracay (Maracay is 6% more expensive) Huacho vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 4% more expensive) Huacho vs Barinas (Barinas is 16% more expensive) Huacho vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 30% more expensive) Huacho vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 38% more expensive) Huacho vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 27% more expensive) Huacho vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 32% more expensive)
Colombia
Huacho vs Bogota (Bogota is 26% more expensive) Huacho vs Medellin (Medellin is 27% more expensive) Huacho vs Cali (Cali is 7% more expensive) Huacho vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 15% more expensive) Huacho vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 9% more expensive) Huacho vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 20% less expensive) Huacho vs Soacha (Soacha is 9% more expensive) Huacho vs Soledad (Soledad is 22% more expensive) Huacho vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 31% less expensive) Huacho vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 7% less expensive)
Brazil
Huacho vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 47% more expensive) Huacho vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 39% more expensive) Huacho vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 17% more expensive) Huacho vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 4% more expensive) Huacho vs Salvador (Salvador is 8% more expensive) Huacho vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 15% more expensive) Huacho vs Manaus (Manaus is 16% more expensive) Huacho vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 11% more expensive) Huacho vs Recife (Recife is 13% more expensive) Huacho vs Goiania (Goiania is 5% less expensive)
Argentina
Huacho vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 32% more expensive) Huacho vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 35% more expensive) Huacho vs Rosario (Rosario is 8% less expensive) Huacho vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 1% more expensive) Huacho vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 9% more expensive) Huacho vs Salta (Salta is 6% more expensive) Huacho vs San Juan (San Juan is 4% less expensive) Huacho vs Lanus (Lanus is 18% more expensive) Huacho vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 44% less expensive) Huacho vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 3% more expensive)
Bolivia
Huacho vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 11% more expensive) Huacho vs La Paz (La Paz is 2% less expensive) Huacho vs El Alto (El Alto is 7% less expensive) Huacho vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 22% less expensive) Huacho vs Sucre (Sucre is 4% less expensive) Huacho vs Oruro (Oruro is 13% less expensive) Huacho vs Potosi (Potosi is 28% less expensive) Huacho vs Tarija (Tarija is 9% less expensive) Huacho vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 22% less expensive) Huacho vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 12% more expensive)
Paraguay
Huacho vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 3% less expensive) Huacho vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 23% less expensive) Huacho vs Luque (Luque is 12% less expensive) Huacho vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 10% less expensive) Huacho vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 24% less expensive) Huacho vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 40% less expensive) Huacho vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 25% less expensive) Huacho vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 22% less expensive) Huacho vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 21% less expensive)