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
UYU733.84
|
$3.74
PEN14.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU410.43
|
$5.76
PEN21.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU78.74
|
$0.93
PEN3.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU58.87
|
$0.47
PEN1.76
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU99.87
|
$2.12
PEN7.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU273.02
|
$3.22
PEN12.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU170.62
|
$4.63
PEN17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU154.17
|
$2.67
PEN10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU168.80
|
$2.40
PEN9.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU51.55
|
$0.71
PEN2.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU48.12
|
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.97
|
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU52.05
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU34.76
|
$0.43
PEN1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU34.13
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU310.91
|
$5.19
PEN19.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU2,006.18
|
$17.61
PEN65.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,487,564.24
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,887.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU943.91
|
$16.04
PEN60.09
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,683.44
|
$28.54
PEN106.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,626.02
|
$324.84
PEN1,217.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,600.41
|
$239.27
PEN896.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU4,027.53
|
$37.17
PEN139.26
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU15,002.89
|
$170.53
PEN638.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU315,118.64
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,262.81
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU144.32
|
$2.47
PEN9.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU167.28
|
$2.84
PEN10.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU214.70
|
$5.40
PEN20.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,250.69
|
$32.14
PEN120.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU420.24
|
$5.04
PEN18.87
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,777.54
|
$42.67
PEN159.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,053.85
|
$26.03
PEN97.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,507.12
|
$66.63
PEN249.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,433.31
|
$62.87
PEN235.53
|
|
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