How much does it cost to visit Peru in 2025?

Peru It’s one of the best places I’ve ever visited (this is what it’s saying). I love every momentThis blog post explains why). Besides being incredible, it is also a very affordable destination (provided that you limit the premium dining and leading hiking in Lima).

If you are going to Peru and want to know how much you need to spend, then look for nothing. In this post, I will break down how much money I spent, where it went wrong, the typical price, and how to save money.

How much did I spend

During my sixteen days in Peru, I went to Lima, Arequepa, Cusco, and hiked around the sacred valley. I spend $4,992.63 or $312 a day. The following (USD) breakdown:

• stay: $1,246.51
• food: $795.96
• Guide Tips: $45.90
• Tours/Activities: $162
• transportation: $80.96
• Private Travel (see below): $1,770
• Internal flights: $480.06
• Travel Insurance: $73.92
• gear: $337.32

Now, I’ve spent it a lot of More than you can in equal time. This is for some reasons:

First, Lima is one of the food hubs for some of the best restaurants in the world. I ended up eating in several of these locations, which increased my food costs.

Second, for work-related reasons, I did a private tour of guided hiking in Cusco, which really prompted my expenses to promote my expenses (you are unlikely to pay for a private guide when traveling). Without these trips, my fees would be reduced to $200 a day!

Thirdly, considering my limited time in the country and the ground that needs to be covered, I also flew between most destinations instead of taking an overnight bus. Also, because I had to exchange some flights at the last minute because I went to work again, so I had to pay the change fee.

Finally, I spent a few nights in a very upscale hotel in Cusco, which actually accounted for 50% of my stay. YOLO!

So, if you want to visit Peru, what budget would you need? OK, definitely not as much as mine! Here are some more reasonable budget recommendations: Peru:

Backpacker budget
If you want Peru back, I plan to $50-80 per day (185–300 PEN). Under this budget, you will stay in hotel dormitories, eat in typical wall-style restaurants and cafes, limit your drinking, take public transport and overnight buses, and have some paid activities and trips. If you are going to have a lot of parties, you will be on the higher end of this range.

Medium-range budget
If you basically want to follow what I do (minus private trips), you’ll need $150-200 (560-750 transactions) per day. This will bring you a private room in a hotel or a two-star hotel, some high-end meals in the country that are well-known for all the drinks you want, domestic flights and any trips and activities for your heart desires.

From there, you can increase or subtract $30-50 per day depending on whether you have stayed in a name brand hotel (or not), taken a domestic flight (or not attend), or attended a lot of parties (or not attend).

You can use the price list below to help with your own budget.

Typical price

What is the price in Peru? Here are some typical prices (listed for Peruvian soles, abbreviated as pen). High-end numbers are the fees you will pay (and sometimes more) in the top restaurants in premium and highest. Most other parts of Peru are facing the lower end.

• Hotel dormitory: 40–100 transactions per night
• Private room in the hotel: 100–250 transactions per night
• Budget hotel: 110–300 transactions per night
• Global hotel chain: +375 transactions per night
• Appetizers:20–30 transactions
• Ceviche:40–60 transactions
• Main dishes:40–60 transactions
• cuy (guinea pig, delicious food):55 transactions
• Hamburger:20–28 transactions
• sandwich: 12–15 transactions
• Fast food combination: 15-20 transactions
• pizza: 25–60 transactions
• dessert:20–40 transactions
• water (In the restaurant): 4-10 transactions
• soda: 4–7 transactions
• coffee: 5–10 transactions
• Iced coffee:13–15 transactions
• Tea:5–12 transactions
• beer: 15 transactions
• wine:29–45 transactions
• cocktail:25 transactions
• Museum entrance: 10–20 transactions
• Ubers: 10–20 transactions
• taxi: 15–30 transactions
• Domestic flights: 150–300 transactions
• Guided Machu Picchu Hiking/Travel: 3,000–6,000 transactions

Budget saving tips

It’s easy to avoid spending a lot of money in Peru. Your biggest expense will be accommodation, domestic flights, multi-day guides and food. If you limit any little bit, you’ll be fine because public transport is cheap, Ubers’ crazy cheap, and Peruvian restaurants are really affordable.

Here are the experience you can do to cut costs and save money in Peru without limiting your experience:

Bring a water bottle – The tap water here is not safe, so bring a reusable water bottle with a filter to save money and reduce plastic use. Lifestraw Is my go-to brand because its bottles have built-in filters to ensure your water is always clean and safe.

Off-season travel – The cheapest time to visit Peru is from January to April or November and December, as prices are usually lower in these months.

take Colonies – These are cheap shared minivans, with about 10 rides. When they are full, they leave and are a low-cost way to go from the city to the nearby city (think the range of two hours).

Using Uber – Uber is indeed cheap in all major cities in the country. You don’t spend a few dollars per trip, and it’s usually cheaper than a taxi.

Last minute book travel – If you want to do Inca Trail And having some extra time waiting for a deal, showing up in Cusco and booking a last-minute tour can save you a lot of money. (However, I don’t recommend this if you don’t have time, as you may have to wait a few days before opening.)

Do a free hiking tour – This is a great way to learn the history behind what you see and avoid the lack of any must-see stop history. Free hiking tour of Peru Good products for travel in all major cities.

Get a student discount – If you are a student, be sure to carry your student card (up to 50%) with you at archaeological sites and museums in Cusco and surrounding areas.

Limit your food – Peru is one of the world’s food centers, with the best restaurants in the world (actually, the world’s number one restaurant, Central here). A person’s meal is usually on a list of people’s must-do. But meals usually cost $100 or more (375 transactions), so avoid using them if you want to save money.

Book LATAM flights using the New Zealand website – If you use the NZ version of the website (rather than the US website), LATAM is cheap. This is the fluorine of the system. Even if you are not a New Zealand resident, you can book through the website without any problem.

Take Peru to jump – Jump in Peru It is a backpacker jumping/jumping bus traveling nationwide. They also include many activities and the guide is great. Plus, unlike most regular buses, they run on time and have free Wi-Fi. Many locals also take them away because they are of great value.

Have a happy hour – In all major destinations, you can find one-on-one happy hours along with food specials and other discounts. Please contact your hotel or hotel or Google for the latest information on the current special offer.

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Peru Can cater to any budget. It has the best restaurants in the world, fantasy resorts, private guided hikes and upscale jungle cabins that can cancel your budget. But there are incredible local transportation, affordable hotels and restaurants, and cheap group tours. Hopefully this article helps you make the most of your visit, regardless of your budget falls within that range.