Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 15.3% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Australia, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.34
|
$14.27
UYU549.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.81
|
$10.38
UYU399.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.87
|
$2.24
UYU86.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.23
|
$1.68
UYU64.83
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Australia
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.51
|
$2.92
UYU112.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.11
|
$6.16
UYU237.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.68
|
$4.38
UYU168.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.82
|
$4.58
UYU176.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$6.01
|
$4.51
UYU173.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.15
|
$1.08
UYU41.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.88
|
$1.18
UYU45.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.09
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.02
|
$1.36
UYU52.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.71
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.43
|
$0.82
UYU31.45
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
Australia
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.14
|
$7.50
UYU288.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$127.45
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$42,039.13
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,469.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.35
|
$22.44
UYU863.84
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Australia
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$83.54
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,898.41
|
$610.68
UYU23,509.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,465.89
|
$460.50
UYU17,728.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$214.10
|
$109.30
UYU4,207.72
|
|
pay 56.6% less for childcare
Australia
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,078.21
|
$391.27
UYU15,063.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,213.00
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,730.35
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.10
|
$3.37
UYU129.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.44
|
$4.18
UYU161.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.45
|
$5.19
UYU199.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$81.24
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.98
|
$10.64
UYU409.45
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
Australia
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$113.59
|
$101.17
UYU3,894.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.94
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$154.56
|
$115.51
UYU4,446.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$178.24
|
$119.30
UYU4,592.85
|
|
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