Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.1 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD178.49
|
$14.27
UYU552.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD81.60
|
$10.38
UYU401.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD15.17
|
$2.24
UYU86.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.75
|
$1.68
UYU65.21
|
|
pay 68.7% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.75
|
$2.92
UYU113.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD54.06
|
$6.16
UYU238.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD100.91
|
$4.38
UYU169.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD60.30
|
$4.58
UYU177.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.94
|
$4.51
UYU174.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD15.15
|
$1.08
UYU41.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.80
|
$1.18
UYU45.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.62
|
$0.73
UYU28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.46
|
$1.36
UYU52.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.76
|
$0.86
UYU33.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.78
|
$0.82
UYU31.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD84.16
|
$7.50
UYU290.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD509.98
|
$46.69
UYU1,808.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD209,600.54
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,606,046.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD119.33
|
$22.44
UYU869.02
|
|
pay 57.6% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD1,000.57
|
$43.70
UYU1,692.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,750.24
|
$610.68
UYU23,650.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,624.59
|
$460.50
UYU17,834.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,063.54
|
$109.30
UYU4,232.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,118.15
|
$391.27
UYU15,153.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD89,087.88
|
$8,590.90
UYU332,714.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.60
|
$3.37
UYU130.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD35.47
|
$4.18
UYU161.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD45.38
|
$5.19
UYU200.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD683.17
|
$61.70
UYU2,389.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD61.20
|
$10.64
UYU411.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD662.97
|
$101.17
UYU3,918.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD411.86
|
$44.13
UYU1,709.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,189.95
|
$115.51
UYU4,473.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD915.39
|
$119.30
UYU4,620.40
|
|
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