Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 36.1% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
|
pay 54.5% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
|
pay 44.7% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
|
pay 14.6% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
|
pay 17.1% more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
|
pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
|
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