Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 3.7 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$14.27
UYU552.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
$10.38
UYU401.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
$2.24
UYU86.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
$1.68
UYU65.21
|
|
pay 73.6% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
$2.92
UYU113.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
$6.16
UYU238.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
$4.38
UYU169.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
$4.58
UYU177.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
$4.51
UYU174.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
$1.08
UYU41.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
$1.18
UYU45.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
$0.73
UYU28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
$1.36
UYU52.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
$0.86
UYU33.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
$0.82
UYU31.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Maseru
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
$7.50
UYU290.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
$46.69
UYU1,808.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,606,046.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
$22.44
UYU869.02
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
$43.70
UYU1,692.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
$610.68
UYU23,650.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
$460.50
UYU17,834.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$109.30
UYU4,232.96
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
$391.27
UYU15,153.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
$8,590.90
UYU332,714.37
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
$3.37
UYU130.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
$4.18
UYU161.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
$5.19
UYU200.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
$61.70
UYU2,389.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.64
UYU411.91
|
|
pay 42.7% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
$101.17
UYU3,918.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
$44.13
UYU1,709.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
$115.51
UYU4,473.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
$119.30
UYU4,620.40
|
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