Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 3.5 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 84.4% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Asmara
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 96.3% more for housing
Asmara
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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