Cost of living comparison
Peru is 43.8% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Peru instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU716.30
|
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU388.90
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU87.89
|
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU65.89
|
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU96.35
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU263.31
|
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU168.05
|
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU146.65
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU172.54
|
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU45.06
|
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU50.13
|
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.65
|
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU48.16
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.82
|
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.94
|
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU301.89
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,923.72
|
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,452,371.93
|
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU693.74
|
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,597.36
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,900.68
|
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,493.70
|
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU4,030.72
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,631.05
|
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU302,455.60
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU132.75
|
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU157.51
|
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU204.66
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,092.55
|
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU415.44
|
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,769.46
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,923.56
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,257.63
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,422.59
|
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
|
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