Cost of living comparison
Peru is 41.4% cheaper than Uruguay overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.0% less in Peru
- Groceries
-
pay 34.7% less in Peru
- Transportation
-
pay 38.0% less in Peru
- Housing
-
pay 44.2% less in Peru
- Childcare
-
pay 46.5% less in Peru
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.6% less in Peru
- Clothing
-
pay 44.6% less in Peru
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Peru.
If you lived in Peru instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU705.09
|
$3.74
PEN13.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU394.35
|
$5.76
PEN21.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU75.65
|
$0.93
PEN3.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU56.57
|
$0.47
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU95.96
|
$2.12
PEN7.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU262.32
|
$3.22
PEN11.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU163.94
|
$4.63
PEN17.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU148.13
|
$2.67
PEN9.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU162.18
|
$2.40
PEN8.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU49.53
|
$0.71
PEN2.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.23
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU24.95
|
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.01
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.40
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU32.79
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU298.73
|
$5.19
PEN19.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,927.59
|
$17.61
PEN65.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,429,289.16
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,433.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU906.93
|
$16.04
PEN59.74
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,617.49
|
$28.54
PEN106.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,582.95
|
$324.84
PEN1,209.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,832.56
|
$239.27
PEN891.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,869.76
|
$37.17
PEN138.43
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,415.15
|
$170.53
PEN635.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU302,773.92
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,172.72
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU138.67
|
$2.47
PEN9.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU160.72
|
$2.84
PEN10.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU206.29
|
$5.40
PEN20.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,162.52
|
$32.14
PEN119.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU403.78
|
$5.04
PEN18.75
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,629.55
|
$42.67
PEN158.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,973.39
|
$26.03
PEN96.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,291.38
|
$66.63
PEN248.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,259.64
|
$62.87
PEN234.14
|
|
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