Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 4.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.64
|
$14.21
UYU547.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.96
|
$10.33
UYU397.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$1.89
UYU72.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$1.50
UYU57.58
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$2.54
UYU97.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
$5.81
UYU223.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$4.25
UYU163.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$3.63
UYU139.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$4.39
UYU169.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.86
UYU32.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.11
UYU42.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.56
UYU21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$1.25
UYU48.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.72
UYU27.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.74
UYU28.68
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.84
|
$7.51
UYU289.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.16
|
$46.50
UYU1,790.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,349.90
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,591,373.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.01
|
$19.24
UYU740.98
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.12
|
$40.79
UYU1,570.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£840.82
|
$599.74
UYU23,093.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£667.66
|
$495.10
UYU19,063.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.35
|
$111.42
UYU4,290.14
|
|
pay 63.4% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£947.25
|
$353.02
UYU13,592.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,216.01
|
$7,177.69
UYU276,376.81
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$3.10
UYU119.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$3.91
UYU150.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.83
|
$4.78
UYU184.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.36
|
$50.84
UYU1,957.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.56
|
$9.56
UYU368.01
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.88
|
$101.50
UYU3,908.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.34
|
$46.37
UYU1,785.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.49
|
$119.79
UYU4,612.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.54
|
$112.62
UYU4,336.49
|
|
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