Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 36.5% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$548.94
|
$17.09
£13.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$399.23
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.19
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.78
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.33
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$224.68
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.26
|
$4.68
£3.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.19
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$169.75
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.07
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.80
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.64
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.17
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.81
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.78
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
Montevideo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$290.14
|
$7.31
£5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,796.52
|
$91.63
£73.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,596,908.34
|
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$743.56
|
$16.30
£13.05
|
|
pay 50.4% more for housing
Montevideo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,576.22
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,173.32
|
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,130.28
|
$836.18
£669.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,305.07
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Montevideo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,640.26
|
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$277,338.07
|
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
|
pay 53.8% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.77
|
$4.95
£3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$150.93
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$184.64
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,964.38
|
$41.78
£33.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$369.29
|
$11.97
£9.59
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,921.78
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,791.53
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,628.63
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,351.58
|
$80.83
£64.73
|
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