Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 42.4% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 77.2% more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
$14.27
UYU552.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
$10.38
UYU401.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
$2.24
UYU86.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
$1.68
UYU65.21
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
Georgetown
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
$2.92
UYU113.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
$6.16
UYU238.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
$4.38
UYU169.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
$4.58
UYU177.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
$4.51
UYU174.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
$1.08
UYU41.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
$1.18
UYU45.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
$0.73
UYU28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
$1.36
UYU52.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
$0.86
UYU33.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
$0.82
UYU31.64
|
|
pay 72.8% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
$7.50
UYU290.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
$46.69
UYU1,808.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,606,046.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
$22.44
UYU869.02
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
$43.70
UYU1,692.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
$610.68
UYU23,650.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
$460.50
UYU17,834.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
$109.30
UYU4,232.96
|
|
pay 57.5% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
$391.27
UYU15,153.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
$8,590.90
UYU332,714.37
|
|
pay 65.0% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
$3.37
UYU130.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
$4.18
UYU161.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
$5.19
UYU200.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
$61.70
UYU2,389.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
$10.64
UYU411.91
|
|
pay 97.0% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
$101.17
UYU3,918.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
$44.13
UYU1,709.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
$115.51
UYU4,473.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
$119.30
UYU4,620.40
|
|
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