Lima vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$407	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	48
😀 Quality of life	65	75
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.32M

The cost of living in Lima is 27% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5647th and 4065th ($977 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Peru and Uruguay, respectively. Check Peru vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 4234th and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Montevideo

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	Lima	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$8232

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940