Cost of living comparison
Lima is 33.0% cheaper than Montevideo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.9% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 32.7% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 35.4% less in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 27.2% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 24.7% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.4% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 28.8% less in Lima
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU625.17
|
$5.23
PEN19.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU419.39
|
$6.10
PEN22.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU83.93
|
$0.83
PEN3.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU65.33
|
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU115.76
|
$2.42
PEN9.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU261.41
|
$4.22
PEN15.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU184.65
|
$4.95
PEN18.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU192.84
|
$2.70
PEN10.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU186.67
|
$2.25
PEN8.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU54.10
|
$0.87
PEN3.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU43.81
|
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU27.83
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU72.20
|
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU36.38
|
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU35.69
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU300.89
|
$5.39
PEN20.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,083.90
|
$23.85
PEN88.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,562,927.08
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,121.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,321.19
|
$20.14
PEN74.89
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,896.15
|
$26.56
PEN98.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU25,155.68
|
$575.58
PEN2,140.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU18,226.11
|
$363.71
PEN1,352.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,336.15
|
$44.01
PEN163.62
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,793.85
|
$213.68
PEN794.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU356,933.58
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,068.62
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU148.60
|
$2.12
PEN7.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU164.67
|
$2.62
PEN9.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU218.81
|
$5.30
PEN19.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,541.75
|
$30.52
PEN113.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU437.62
|
$7.95
PEN29.56
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,080.79
|
$42.79
PEN159.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,941.37
|
$34.98
PEN130.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,781.56
|
$85.21
PEN316.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,915.42
|
$94.35
PEN350.79
|
|
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