Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.1 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
$14.21
UYU547.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
$10.33
UYU397.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
$1.89
UYU72.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$1.50
UYU57.58
|
|
pay 93.4% more for groceries
Peru
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
$2.54
UYU97.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
$5.81
UYU223.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
$4.25
UYU163.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
$3.63
UYU139.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
$4.39
UYU169.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
$0.86
UYU32.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$1.11
UYU42.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
$0.56
UYU21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$1.25
UYU48.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
$0.72
UYU27.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.74
UYU28.68
|
|
pay 96.5% more for transportation
Peru
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
$7.51
UYU289.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
$46.50
UYU1,790.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,591,373.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
$19.24
UYU740.98
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Peru
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
$40.79
UYU1,570.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
$599.74
UYU23,093.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
$495.10
UYU19,063.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
$111.42
UYU4,290.14
|
|
pay 82.8% more for childcare
Peru
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
$353.02
UYU13,592.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
$7,177.69
UYU276,376.81
|
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
$3.10
UYU119.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
$3.91
UYU150.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
$4.78
UYU184.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
$50.84
UYU1,957.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
$9.56
UYU368.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Peru
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
$101.50
UYU3,908.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
$46.37
UYU1,785.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
$119.79
UYU4,612.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
$112.62
UYU4,336.49
|
|
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