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Moldova

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Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Balti Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 91.1% more expensive than Balti.

Restaurants: pay 77.6% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 53.2% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 77.1% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Montevideo

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Montevideo are more expensive than in Balti. Notably, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Montevideo.

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Montevideo vs. Balti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montevideo instead of Balti, you would:

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pay 77.6% more for restaurants

	Balti	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.41 MDL150.43	$15.00 UYU602.99	+78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 MDL188.04	$14.46 UYU581.35	+37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MDL19.39	$2.70 UYU108.50	+148.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MDL12.03	$2.05 UYU82.42	+204.6%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Balti	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 MDL8.52	$2.84 UYU114.36	+496.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 MDL60.17	$7.03 UYU282.74	+109.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 MDL83.52	$5.10 UYU204.89	+9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 MDL39.71	$4.57 UYU183.62	+105.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 MDL37.89	$5.46 UYU219.47	+157.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MDL8.19	$1.28 UYU51.53	+179.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 MDL18.20	$1.27 UYU50.88	+24.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 MDL14.99	$0.80 UYU32.06	-4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 MDL18.86	$1.44 UYU57.83	+36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MDL6.00	$0.92 UYU37.12	+175.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MDL4.09	$0.96 UYU38.62	+319.5%
Average			+111.3%

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pay 53.2% more for transportation

	Balti	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.01 MDL107.40	$8.25 UYU331.54	+37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.83 MDL300.87	$74.80 UYU3,006.97	+344.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,658.64 MDL602K	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.82 MDL86.25	$5.27 UYU211.89	+9.3%
Average			+53.2%

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pay 77.1% more for housing

	Balti	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.22 MDL200.58	$44.58 UYU1,791.94	+297.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$392.43 MDL7,015.66	$706.61 UYU28,405.12	+80.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$280.49 MDL5,014.49	$583.28 UYU23,447.28	+108.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.59 MDL3,067.69	$144.76 UYU5,819.28	-15.6%
Average			+77.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Balti	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.20 MDL2,005.80	$626.83 UYU25,198.03	+458.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,236.33 MDL93,613.51	$10,986.11 UYU442K	+109.8%
Average			+242.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Balti	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MDL20.06	$4.92 UYU197.96	+338.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MDL31.09	$4.59 UYU184.31	+163.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.37 MDL60.17	$5.49 UYU220.51	+63.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.46 MDL651.88	$54.39 UYU2,186.24	+49.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.57 MDL135.39	$12.22 UYU491.14	+61.3%
Average			+113.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Balti	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.88 MDL802.32	$102.85 UYU4,134.41	+129.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.66 MDL601.74	$56.61 UYU2,275.75	+68.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.10 MDL1,002.90	$124.46 UYU5,003.26	+121.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.49 MDL902.61	$130.21 UYU5,234.35	+157.9%
Average			+116.7%

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