Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 1.2% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 8.3% more for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
$40.00
|
$14.21
$548.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
$17.48
|
$10.33
$398.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
$2.97
|
$1.89
$73.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
$2.57
|
$1.50
$57.70
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
$2.54
$98.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
$29.29
|
$5.81
$224.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
$24.83
|
$4.25
$164.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
$3.63
$140.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
$8.93
|
$4.39
$169.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
$2.96
|
$0.86
$33.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
$2.37
|
$1.11
$42.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
$3.07
|
$0.56
$21.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$1.25
$48.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
$2.66
|
$0.72
$27.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
$2.92
|
$0.74
$28.74
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
$16.01
|
$7.51
$289.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
$72.00
|
$46.50
$1,794.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$75,000.00
|
$41,329.05
$1,594,687.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
$63.00
|
$19.24
$742.53
|
|
pay 15.3% more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
$40.79
$1,574.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
$1,060.00
|
$599.74
$23,141.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
$920.00
|
$495.10
$19,103.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
$140.20
|
$111.42
$4,299.08
|
|
pay 40.4% more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
$483.33
|
$353.02
$13,621.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
$10,666.67
|
$7,177.69
$276,952.37
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
$6.00
|
$3.10
$119.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
$9.32
|
$3.91
$150.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
$15.93
|
$4.78
$184.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
$147.50
|
$50.84
$1,961.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
$20.50
|
$9.56
$368.77
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
$101.50
$3,916.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
$120.00
|
$46.37
$1,789.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
$268.75
|
$119.79
$4,622.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
$237.50
|
$112.62
$4,345.52
|
|
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