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Punta del Este vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Punta del Este is 80.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Punta del Este
Groceries: pay 70.7% more in Punta del Este
Transportation: pay 61.5% more in Punta del Este
Housing: pay 85.3% more in Punta del Este
Childcare: pay 72.2% more in Punta del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.2% more in Punta del Este
Clothing: pay 55.6% more in Punta del Este

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Punta del Este are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Punta del Este.

Punta del Este vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta del Este instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Punta del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.38	$15.04 UYU596.22	+251.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN23.96	$11.28 UYU447.16	+58.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.37	$2.31 UYU91.50	+129.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.77 UYU70.27	+171.5%
Average			+152.6%

Lima vs. Punta del Este - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.7% more for groceries

	Lima	Punta del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.95	$2.46 UYU97.72	-7.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.16	$7.00 UYU277.63	+55.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.32	$4.80 UYU190.37	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.94	$4.00 UYU158.50	+34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.84	$5.07 UYU200.88	+92.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.43 UYU56.81	+41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.70	$1.18 UYU46.66	+132.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.93	$0.68 UYU26.88	+17.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.65 UYU65.36	+192.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.01 UYU39.95	+118.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.94 UYU37.43	+117.6%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 61.5% more for transportation

	Lima	Punta del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.44	$7.23 UYU286.64	+39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.67	$50.13 UYU1,987.40	+119.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,088.33	$30,079.40 UYU1,192,439.33	+50.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.84	$29.69 UYU1,177.04	+36.8%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 85.3% more for housing

	Lima	Punta del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.85	$40.73 UYU1,614.76	+63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,219.71	$1,133.57 UYU44,937.99	+71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,255.92	$883.51 UYU35,025.19	+136.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.09	$74.28 UYU2,944.57	+70.6%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 72.2% more for childcare

	Lima	Punta del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN645.08	$480.09 UYU19,032.33	+149.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,570.11	$7,770.51 UYU308,046.83	-5.4%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Punta del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.67	$3.76 UYU149.05	+64.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.77	$4.26 UYU168.93	+63.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.17	$5.01 UYU198.74	-12.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.46	$79.38 UYU3,146.71	+155.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN23.96	$10.03 UYU397.48	+40.4%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 55.6% more for clothing

	Lima	Punta del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.39	$99.79 UYU3,956.17	+95.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN119.93	$49.02 UYU1,943.48	+37.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN281.88	$116.65 UYU4,624.32	+38.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN280.90	$126.41 UYU5,011.23	+51.0%
Average			+55.6%

Lima vs. Punta del Este - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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