Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 16.9% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 19.3% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$14.21
UYU547.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$10.33
UYU397.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$1.89
UYU72.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.35
|
$1.50
UYU57.58
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$2.54
UYU97.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$5.81
UYU223.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$4.25
UYU163.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$3.63
UYU139.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.60
|
$4.39
UYU169.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.86
UYU32.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$1.11
UYU42.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.56
UYU21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.25
UYU48.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.72
UYU27.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.74
UYU28.68
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
Brussels
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.15
|
$7.51
UYU289.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€49.98
|
$46.50
UYU1,790.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,591,373.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.11
|
$19.24
UYU740.98
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
Brussels
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.74
|
$40.79
UYU1,570.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€967.81
|
$599.74
UYU23,093.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€810.59
|
$495.10
UYU19,063.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.39
|
$111.42
UYU4,290.14
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€876.57
|
$353.02
UYU13,592.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,705.52
|
$7,177.69
UYU276,376.81
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$3.10
UYU119.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$3.91
UYU150.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$4.78
UYU184.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.70
|
$50.84
UYU1,957.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$9.56
UYU368.01
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
Brussels
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.78
|
$101.50
UYU3,908.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.23
|
$46.37
UYU1,785.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.87
|
$119.79
UYU4,612.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.50
|
$112.62
UYU4,336.49
|
|
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