Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 52.9% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
|
pay 33.4% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.51
|
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
|
pay 95.5% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.69
|
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.01
|
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,120.60
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.03
|
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
|
pay 45.2% more for housing
Beijing
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.44
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,358.70
|
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,594.50
|
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.36
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,884.94
|
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,980.52
|
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.66
|
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.13
|
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.21
|
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.65
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.59
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.59
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥901.94
|
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
|
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