Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 30.2% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 78.1% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 30.2% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 21.5% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 17.3% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 34.7% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.0% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 12.9% more in Montevideo

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

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Montevideo vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.1% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$15.00 UYU604.72	+94.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,345.37	$14.46 UYU583.02	+41.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,267.92	$2.70 UYU108.81	+100.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,755.00	$2.05 UYU82.66	+136.2%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 30.2% more for groceries

	Bogota	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,690.34	$2.84 UYU114.69	+17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,460.95	$7.03 UYU283.55	+79.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,479.18	$5.10 UYU205.48	-17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,767.09	$4.57 UYU184.15	+34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,487.06	$5.46 UYU220.10	+65.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,960.76	$1.28 UYU51.67	-18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,555.68	$1.27 UYU51.03	+57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,775.49	$0.80 UYU32.15	-8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,499.80	$1.44 UYU58.00	+82.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,066.32	$0.92 UYU37.22	+41.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,985.15	$0.96 UYU38.73	+53.6%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 21.5% more for transportation

	Bogota	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,551.55	$8.25 UYU332.50	+68.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	$74.80 UYU3,015.63	+51.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP74M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	+16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,160.97	$5.27 UYU212.50	-74.7%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 17.3% more for housing

	Bogota	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,422.33	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	+49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	+32.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	+55.1%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 34.7% more for childcare

	Bogota	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$626.83 UYU25,270.58	+35.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$10,986.11 UYU443K	+34.0%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 75.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,371.06	$4.92 UYU198.53	+145.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,993.08	$4.59 UYU184.84	+82.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,722.28	$5.49 UYU221.15	+26.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$54.39 UYU2,192.54	+62.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$12.22 UYU492.55	+58.3%
Average			+75.0%

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pay 12.9% more for clothing

	Bogota	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	+24.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	+19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	+24.4%
Average			+12.9%

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