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Montevideo vs. Castries Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 43.5% more expensive than Castries.

Restaurants: pay 73.2% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 5.6% less in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 25.5% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 31.9% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 11.3% more in Montevideo

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

Montevideo vs. Castries Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.2% more for restaurants

	Castries	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$16.42 UYU663.07	+121.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$12.53 UYU506.16	+69.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.31 UYU93.21	+18.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$1.77 UYU71.59	+82.5%
Average			+73.2%

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pay 5.6% less for groceries

	Castries	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$2.94 UYU118.53	+75.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$7.00 UYU282.83	+24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.09 EC$21.87	$4.80 UYU193.93	-40.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.25 EC$11.47	$4.94 UYU199.43	+16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$5.07 UYU204.64	+14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.43 UYU57.88	-58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.18 UYU47.53	+56.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.68 UYU27.38	-76.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.17 EC$11.27	$1.69 UYU68.05	-59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 EC$4.17	$1.01 UYU40.70	-34.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.94 UYU38.14	+20.4%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

	Castries	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$7.23 UYU292.01	+23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$63.92 UYU2,581.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$36,550.20 UYU1M	+27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$29.69 UYU1,199.09
Average			+25.5%

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pay 31.9% more for housing

	Castries	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.66 EC$118.00	$49.85 UYU2,013.35	+14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.20 EC$1,592.34	$629.84 UYU25,436.69	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 EC$1,066.67	$497.62 UYU20,096.74	+26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.35 EC$219.85	$146.70 UYU5,924.42	+80.3%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Castries	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$480.09 UYU19,388.86	+141.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,099.48 UYU367K
Average			+141.4%

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pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Castries	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$4.51 UYU182.22	+62.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$4.39 UYU177.34	+18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$5.26 UYU212.59	-43.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.55 EC$115.00	$56.36 UYU2,275.97	+32.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.66 EC$18.00	$10.78 UYU435.30	+61.8%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

	Castries	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.94 EC$213.33	$99.79 UYU4,030.28	+26.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.42 EC$141.67	$49.02 UYU1,979.89	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.84 EC$283.33	$116.65 UYU4,710.94	+11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.01 EC$300.00	$126.41 UYU5,105.10	+13.9%
Average			+11.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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