Cost of living in Iquitos, Peru

The cost of living in Iquitos, Peru is approximately 679 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 1838 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Iquitos

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
679 $
Without Rent
426 $
Rent & Utilities
253 $
Food
282 $
Transport
80 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
527 $
GDP per Capita
7,790 $
Freedom Index
7.56
Lifespan
73 years
Speak English
8%
Population
378.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 3.75 $
Dinner 26.4 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 5.93 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.45 $
Capuccino 3.25 $
Coke, 330ml 0.67 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.74 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.66 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.68 $
Eggs, 12 pack 2.15 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 10.8 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 4.53 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 8.21 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.45 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.95 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.94 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.06 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.08 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.95 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.54 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.71 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 10 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.48 $
Cigarette pack 7.05 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.53 $
Monthly Pass 35.2 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.01 $
Taxi, 8 km 19.2 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 19 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 9.23 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 4.64 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.31 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.51 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 25 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 38 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 13.6 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 199 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 507 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 275 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 636 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,803 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,577 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 527 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 10.88%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 24.9 $
Cinema, 1 seat 4.54 $
Haircut 4.56 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 57.7 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 63.3 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 176 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 2,597 $

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Trinidad And Tobago
Iquitos vs Chaguanas (Chaguanas is 58% more expensive) Iquitos vs Port of Spain (Port of Spain is 72% more expensive) Iquitos vs San Fernando (San Fernando is 42% more expensive) Iquitos vs Scarborough (Scarborough is 62% more expensive) Iquitos vs San Juan (San Juan is 71% more expensive)
Chile
Iquitos vs Santiago (Santiago is 77% more expensive) Iquitos vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 41% more expensive) Iquitos vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 55% more expensive) Iquitos vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 37% more expensive) Iquitos vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 26% more expensive) Iquitos vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 41% more expensive) Iquitos vs Temuco (Temuco is 29% more expensive) Iquitos vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 24% more expensive) Iquitos vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 36% more expensive) Iquitos vs Talca (Talca is 25% more expensive)
Guyana
Iquitos vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 45% more expensive) Iquitos vs Linden (Linden is 49% more expensive) Iquitos vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 49% more expensive)
Mexico
Iquitos vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 75% more expensive) Iquitos vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 55% more expensive) Iquitos vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 8% more expensive) Iquitos vs Leon (Leon is 6% more expensive) Iquitos vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 49% more expensive) Iquitos vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 45% more expensive) Iquitos vs Puebla (Puebla is 38% more expensive) Iquitos vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 43% more expensive) Iquitos vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 85% more expensive) Iquitos vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 6% more expensive)
Suriname
Iquitos vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 28% more expensive) Iquitos vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 24% more expensive)
Ecuador
Iquitos vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 34% more expensive) Iquitos vs Quito (Quito is 33% more expensive) Iquitos vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 13% more expensive) Iquitos vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 13% less expensive) Iquitos vs Duran (Duran is 19% more expensive) Iquitos vs Machala (Machala is 13% less expensive) Iquitos vs Manta (Manta is 28% more expensive) Iquitos vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 12% more expensive) Iquitos vs Loja (Loja is 9% less expensive) Iquitos vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 4% less expensive)
Peru
Iquitos vs Lima (Lima is 45% more expensive) Iquitos vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 18% less expensive) Iquitos vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 3% more expensive) Iquitos vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 24% less expensive) Iquitos vs Callao (Callao is 15% more expensive) Iquitos vs Piura (Piura is 17% less expensive) Iquitos vs Cusco (Cusco is 5% less expensive) Iquitos vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 27% less expensive) Iquitos vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 13% less expensive) Iquitos vs Iquitos (Iquitos has similar costs)
Venezuela
Iquitos vs Caracas (Caracas is 54% more expensive) Iquitos vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 4% more expensive) Iquitos vs Valencia (Valencia is 15% more expensive) Iquitos vs Maracay (Maracay is 7% more expensive) Iquitos vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 5% more expensive) Iquitos vs Barinas (Barinas is 18% more expensive) Iquitos vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 31% more expensive) Iquitos vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 39% more expensive) Iquitos vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 28% more expensive) Iquitos vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 34% more expensive)
Colombia
Iquitos vs Bogota (Bogota is 28% more expensive) Iquitos vs Medellin (Medellin is 29% more expensive) Iquitos vs Cali (Cali is 8% more expensive) Iquitos vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 16% more expensive) Iquitos vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 10% more expensive) Iquitos vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 19% less expensive) Iquitos vs Soacha (Soacha is 10% more expensive) Iquitos vs Soledad (Soledad is 24% more expensive) Iquitos vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 30% less expensive) Iquitos vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 5% less expensive)
Brazil
Iquitos vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 49% more expensive) Iquitos vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 41% more expensive) Iquitos vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 19% more expensive) Iquitos vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 6% more expensive) Iquitos vs Salvador (Salvador is 9% more expensive) Iquitos vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 16% more expensive) Iquitos vs Manaus (Manaus is 18% more expensive) Iquitos vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 13% more expensive) Iquitos vs Recife (Recife is 14% more expensive) Iquitos vs Goiania (Goiania is 3% less expensive)
Argentina
Iquitos vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 34% more expensive) Iquitos vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 37% more expensive) Iquitos vs Rosario (Rosario is 7% less expensive) Iquitos vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 2% more expensive) Iquitos vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 10% more expensive) Iquitos vs Salta (Salta is 7% more expensive) Iquitos vs San Juan (San Juan is 3% less expensive) Iquitos vs Lanus (Lanus is 19% more expensive) Iquitos vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 43% less expensive) Iquitos vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 4% more expensive)
Bolivia
Iquitos vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 12% more expensive) Iquitos vs La Paz (La Paz is 1% less expensive) Iquitos vs El Alto (El Alto is 6% less expensive) Iquitos vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 21% less expensive) Iquitos vs Sucre (Sucre is 3% less expensive) Iquitos vs Oruro (Oruro is 11% less expensive) Iquitos vs Potosi (Potosi is 27% less expensive) Iquitos vs Tarija (Tarija is 8% less expensive) Iquitos vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 21% less expensive) Iquitos vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 14% more expensive)
Paraguay
Iquitos vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 2% less expensive) Iquitos vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 22% less expensive) Iquitos vs Luque (Luque is 11% less expensive) Iquitos vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 9% less expensive) Iquitos vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 23% less expensive) Iquitos vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 39% less expensive) Iquitos vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 24% less expensive) Iquitos vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 21% less expensive) Iquitos vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 20% less expensive)