Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 70.3% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Quito
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
|
$14.27
UYU593.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$10.38
UYU431.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
|
$2.24
UYU93.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
|
$1.68
UYU70.08
|
|
pay 60.3% more for groceries
Quito
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$2.92
UYU121.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
|
$6.16
UYU256.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$4.38
UYU182.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
|
$4.58
UYU190.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$4.51
UYU187.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.08
UYU45.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.18
UYU48.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.73
UYU30.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.36
UYU56.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.86
UYU35.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.82
UYU34.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Quito
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$7.50
UYU312.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$46.69
UYU1,943.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,725,976.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$22.44
UYU933.91
|
|
pay 88.0% more for housing
Quito
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.65
|
$43.70
UYU1,818.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$446.45
|
$610.68
UYU25,416.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.83
|
$460.50
UYU19,166.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.61
|
$109.30
UYU4,549.05
|
|
pay 31.0% more for childcare
Quito
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
|
$391.27
UYU16,285.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,180.00
|
$8,590.90
UYU357,559.48
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$3.37
UYU140.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
|
$4.18
UYU174.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
|
$5.19
UYU215.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.67
|
$61.70
UYU2,567.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$10.64
UYU442.66
|
|
pay 42.7% more for clothing
Quito
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.67
|
$101.17
UYU4,210.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
|
$44.13
UYU1,836.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.08
|
$115.51
UYU4,807.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.36
|
$119.30
UYU4,965.42
|
|
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