Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 7.9% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.27
UYU560.59
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
UYU407.70
|
$8.66
€8.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
UYU88.06
|
$2.14
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
UYU66.16
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
UYU114.90
|
$1.58
€1.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
UYU242.16
|
$6.41
€5.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
UYU172.26
|
$5.29
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.58
UYU179.98
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
UYU177.24
|
$3.31
€3.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU42.57
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU46.19
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.76
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
UYU53.54
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.61
|
$0.40
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU32.10
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
UYU294.83
|
$6.17
€5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.69
UYU1,834.64
|
$31.41
€29.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,469.18
UYU1,629,382.77
|
$30,702.69
€28,647.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.44
UYU881.65
|
$8.77
€8.18
|
|
pay 13.0% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.70
UYU1,717.17
|
$16.90
€15.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.68
UYU23,994.54
|
$831.85
€776.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.50
UYU18,093.55
|
$597.45
€557.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.30
UYU4,294.47
|
$160.95
€150.18
|
|
pay 14.8% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$391.27
UYU15,373.63
|
$530.03
€494.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,590.90
UYU337,548.75
|
$8,088.49
€7,546.99
|
|
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU132.50
|
$4.87
€4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
UYU164.34
|
$3.38
€3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU203.85
|
$5.26
€4.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.70
UYU2,424.11
|
$35.23
€32.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.64
UYU417.89
|
$8.66
€8.08
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
UYU3,975.06
|
$81.57
€76.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.13
UYU1,734.11
|
$34.80
€32.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.51
UYU4,538.56
|
$96.58
€90.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.30
UYU4,687.53
|
$111.72
€104.24
|
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