Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 73.6% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$14.27
UYU594.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$10.38
UYU432.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$2.24
UYU93.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$1.68
UYU70.16
|
|
pay 73.5% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$2.92
UYU121.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$6.16
UYU256.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$4.38
UYU182.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$4.58
UYU190.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$4.51
UYU187.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$1.08
UYU45.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$1.18
UYU48.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.73
UYU30.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$1.36
UYU56.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.86
UYU35.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.82
UYU34.04
|
|
pay 65.1% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$7.50
UYU312.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
$46.69
UYU1,945.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,727,766.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
$22.44
UYU934.88
|
|
pay 54.2% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
$43.70
UYU1,820.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
$610.68
UYU25,443.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
$460.50
UYU19,186.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
$109.30
UYU4,553.77
|
|
pay 36.1% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
$391.27
UYU16,301.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
$8,590.90
UYU357,930.18
|
|
pay 54.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$3.37
UYU140.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$4.18
UYU174.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$5.19
UYU216.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
$61.70
UYU2,570.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$10.64
UYU443.12
|
|
pay 59.9% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
$101.17
UYU4,215.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
$44.13
UYU1,838.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
$115.51
UYU4,812.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
$119.30
UYU4,970.57
|
|
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