Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 23.4% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Paris, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.09
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Paris
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.82
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.43
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.54
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Paris
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.20
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€85.40
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.92
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
Paris
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.97
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,356.47
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€996.81
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€159.48
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 50.3% less for childcare
Paris
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€769.74
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,294.40
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€38.24
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Paris
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€94.73
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€41.18
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€102.10
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€144.73
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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