Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.4 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
$14.21
UYU547.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
$10.33
UYU397.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
$1.89
UYU72.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
$1.50
UYU57.58
|
|
pay 57.2% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
$2.54
UYU97.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
$5.81
UYU223.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
$4.25
UYU163.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
$3.63
UYU139.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
$4.39
UYU169.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
$0.86
UYU32.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
$1.11
UYU42.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
$0.56
UYU21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
$1.25
UYU48.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
$0.72
UYU27.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
$0.74
UYU28.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
$7.51
UYU289.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
$46.50
UYU1,790.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,591,373.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
$19.24
UYU740.98
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
$40.79
UYU1,570.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
$599.74
UYU23,093.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
$495.10
UYU19,063.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
$111.42
UYU4,290.14
|
|
pay 13.3% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
$353.02
UYU13,592.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
$7,177.69
UYU276,376.81
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
$3.10
UYU119.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
$3.91
UYU150.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
$4.78
UYU184.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
$50.84
UYU1,957.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
$9.56
UYU368.01
|
|
pay 74.5% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
$101.50
UYU3,908.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
$46.37
UYU1,785.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
$119.79
UYU4,612.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
$112.62
UYU4,336.49
|
|
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