Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.1 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 45.7% more for restaurants
Caracas
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 95.7% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 71.2% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 47.9% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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