Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.8% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.14
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.85
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.54
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.43
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.34
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.92
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,073.23
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.62
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.45
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,291.49
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€917.30
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€258.23
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 39.1% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€193.98
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,746.39
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.54
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.85
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.37
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.41
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.29
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€89.54
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.00
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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