Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 5.6% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Italy, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.61
|
$14.21
UYU547.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
$10.33
UYU397.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.27
|
$1.89
UYU72.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.50
UYU57.58
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Italy
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
$2.54
UYU97.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.68
|
$5.81
UYU223.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.53
|
$4.25
UYU163.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
$3.63
UYU139.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.14
|
$4.39
UYU169.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.86
UYU32.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.11
UYU42.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.56
UYU21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$1.25
UYU48.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.72
UYU27.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.74
UYU28.68
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
Italy
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.44
|
$7.51
UYU289.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.62
|
$46.50
UYU1,790.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,591,373.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.30
|
$19.24
UYU740.98
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Italy
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
$40.79
UYU1,570.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€564.17
|
$599.74
UYU23,093.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€453.49
|
$495.10
UYU19,063.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
$111.42
UYU4,290.14
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
Italy
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€426.11
|
$353.02
UYU13,592.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
$7,177.69
UYU276,376.81
|
|
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$3.10
UYU119.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$3.91
UYU150.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
$4.78
UYU184.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.05
|
$50.84
UYU1,957.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.65
|
$9.56
UYU368.01
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Italy
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
$101.50
UYU3,908.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
$46.37
UYU1,785.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
$119.79
UYU4,612.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€106.55
|
$112.62
UYU4,336.49
|
|
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