Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 47.5% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 57.4% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 16.8% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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