Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.1 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.95
|
$14.85
$566.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.38
|
$10.53
$401.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.78
|
$2.29
$87.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$1.66
$63.38
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.76
|
$2.03
$77.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.39
|
$5.05
$192.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.88
|
$4.04
$154.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.46
|
$3.14
$119.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.82
|
$4.93
$187.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
$1.08
$41.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$1.39
$52.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
$0.73
$27.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$1.20
$45.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
$0.80
$30.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
$0.81
$30.87
|
|
pay 85.8% more for transportation
Peru
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.48
|
$7.10
$270.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN60.77
|
$48.05
$1,830.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
|
$36,679.53
$1,397,823.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN43.84
|
$16.61
$632.91
|
|
pay 84.9% more for housing
Peru
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.45
|
$37.95
$1,446.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,019.98
|
$510.80
$19,466.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN751.56
|
$384.82
$14,665.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN144.46
|
$93.98
$3,581.63
|
|
pay 88.8% more for childcare
Peru
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN595.77
|
$389.18
$14,831.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
|
$6,681.58
$254,629.00
|
|
pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.74
|
$3.62
$137.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.54
|
$3.84
$146.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.80
|
$4.82
$183.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.47
|
$49.95
$1,903.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.84
|
$9.51
$362.25
|
|
pay 88.4% more for clothing
Peru
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.31
|
$92.12
$3,510.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.15
|
$41.63
$1,586.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN248.35
|
$107.70
$4,104.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN220.34
|
$109.72
$4,181.16
|
|
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